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Quiz about The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade Quiz

Can you answer questions about Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade"?

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
pennie1478

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
326,149

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1042

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 152 (6/10), londoneye98 (8/10), rossian (10/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. The soldiers that survived the battle came through the _____ of death, as it says in stanza five of "The Charge of the Light Brigade". Hint

Valley

Halls

Jaws

Mountains

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Question 2 of 10

2. At the end of "The Charge of the Light Brigade", what adjective describes the six hundred men? Hint

Honorable

Trustworthy

Courageous

Noble

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Question 3 of 10

3. About which war was "The Charge of the Light Brigade" written? Hint

World War I

Vietnam War

Crimean War

Korean War

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Question 4 of 10

4. Complete the quote.

"Theirs not to make reply
Theirs not to reason why
Theirs but to do and ___."

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the missing word from stanza six of "The Charge of the Light Brigade"?

"When can their _____ fade?
Oh, the wild charge they made." Hint

Honor

Charge

Light

Glory

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Question 6 of 10

6. What did Tennyson nickname the valley where the British soldiers rode? Hint

Valley of evil

Valley of death

Valley of truth

Valley of night

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Question 7 of 10

7. In stanza three of "The Charge of the Light Brigade", where was one of the places the cannons weren't aimed? Hint

The right

The left

The back

The front

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Question 8 of 10

8. According to the first stanza of "The Charge of the Light Brigade", how many British forces rode into the battle? Hint

Five hundred

Four hundred

Two hundred

Six hundred

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Question 9 of 10

9. According to stanza four of "The Charge of the Light Brigade", what was the world doing while the battle was taking place? Hint

Walking

Praying

Wondering

Running

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Question 10 of 10

10. What honor was bestowed on Alfred, Lord Tennyson at the time he was writing "The Charge of the Light Brigade"? Hint

He met the President of the United States

He was knighted

He was Poet Laureate for the United Kingdom

He was invited to meet with the Queen

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Dec 20 2024 : Guest 152: 6/10
Dec 20 2024 : londoneye98: 8/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The soldiers that survived the battle came through the _____ of death, as it says in stanza five of "The Charge of the Light Brigade".

Answer: Jaws

One-hundred ninety-five British soldiers survived the battle with the Russian forces. Those men came through the jaws of death.

2. At the end of "The Charge of the Light Brigade", what adjective describes the six hundred men?

Answer: Noble

The end of each of the six stanzas describes the six hundred men in some way. Stanza six describes the men as noble.

3. About which war was "The Charge of the Light Brigade" written?

Answer: Crimean War

The poem was written about the Battle of Balaclava which took place on October 25, 1894 during the Crimean War. British forces led by Lord Raglan fought against Russian forces led by Paul Liprandi, and the British were defeated.

4. Complete the quote. "Theirs not to make reply Theirs not to reason why Theirs but to do and ___."

Answer: Die

The British soldiers followed Lord Raglan into the valley of death to the other side. Once they reached the other side, more than two-hundred and seventy-five of the six hundred men had been injured or killed of the six hundred that first rode into the valley.

5. What is the missing word from stanza six of "The Charge of the Light Brigade"? "When can their _____ fade? Oh, the wild charge they made."

Answer: Glory

The poem begins with the phrase, 'Half a league'. This means the British forces either rode or walked one and a half miles to get to the valley.

6. What did Tennyson nickname the valley where the British soldiers rode?

Answer: Valley of death

The "valley of death" Tennyson mentioned in the poem was the valley between the Fedyukhin and Causeway Heights.

7. In stanza three of "The Charge of the Light Brigade", where was one of the places the cannons weren't aimed?

Answer: The back

With cannons aimed to the left, the front, and the right of them, the British soldiers continued onward. The Russian army had an estimated fifty pieces of artillery firing at the British soldiers.

8. According to the first stanza of "The Charge of the Light Brigade", how many British forces rode into the battle?

Answer: Six hundred

Six hundred men rode half a league into the Battle of Balaclava. Half a league is one and a half miles.

9. According to stanza four of "The Charge of the Light Brigade", what was the world doing while the battle was taking place?

Answer: Wondering

The British fought the Russians with swords and artillery, but in the end not all of the British forces returned.

10. What honor was bestowed on Alfred, Lord Tennyson at the time he was writing "The Charge of the Light Brigade"?

Answer: He was Poet Laureate for the United Kingdom

Alfred, Lord Tennyson was poet laureate of the United Kingdom when he wrote this poem. The poem was published for the first time on December 9, 1854 in "The Examiner".

Source: Author pennie1478

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