Themes and Ideas (VCE SSCE English): Quizzes
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How did the 1917 military establishment view shell shock?
How did the 1917 military establishment view shell shock?
As a character defect or cowardice
What treatment approach does Dr Rivers use at Craiglockhart?
What treatment approach does Dr Rivers use at Craiglockhart?
The 'talking cure' using empathy
What method does Dr Yealland use to treat shell shock patients?
What method does Dr Yealland use to treat shell shock patients?
Electroshock therapy as a form of torture
What does Sassoon call the war in his Soldier's Declaration?
What does Sassoon call the war in his Soldier's Declaration?
A criminal folly
What class background does Billy Prior come from?
What class background does Billy Prior come from?
Working class
What type of hospital is Craiglockhart?
What type of hospital is Craiglockhart?
Officers-only hospital
How were shell shock symptoms like hysteria classified by the era?
How were shell shock symptoms like hysteria classified by the era?
As 'feminine' symptoms
What do Sarah Lumb's scarred hands from munitions work represent?
What do Sarah Lumb's scarred hands from munitions work represent?
Parallel wounds to soldiers' injuries
How do Sassoon and Owen use poetry at Craiglockhart?
How do Sassoon and Owen use poetry at Craiglockhart?
As moral protest and witness to trauma
What do Rivers' migraines symbolise in the novel?
What do Rivers' migraines symbolise in the novel?
Vicarious trauma from treating patients