The War of The Worlds: Characters (OCR GCSE English Literature): Quizzes
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Which quote shows the narrator's emotional distance during the Martian invasion?
Which quote shows the narrator's emotional distance during the Martian invasion?
I suffer from the strangest sense of detachment
What does the narrator's detachment during the invasion represent?
What does the narrator's detachment during the invasion represent?
A coping mechanism for surviving horror
What theme does the narrator's question about religion collapsing under calamity reflect?
What theme does the narrator's question about religion collapsing under calamity reflect?
Rationality versus faith
What does the artilleryman mean by 'We must live like rats'?
What does the artilleryman mean by 'We must live like rats'?
Humans must live underground to survive
What theme is shown when the artilleryman says people have grown 'soft and weak'?
What theme is shown when the artilleryman says people have grown 'soft and weak'?
Survival of the fittest
What does the artilleryman believe extreme circumstances force people to do?
What does the artilleryman believe extreme circumstances force people to do?
Reconsider what it means to live
What does the curate's question about sins reveal about his response to the invasion?
What does the curate's question about sins reveal about his response to the invasion?
He can't comprehend it in his faith
Which quote shows the curate believes the invasion is an apocalyptic event?
Which quote shows the curate believes the invasion is an apocalyptic event?
The great and terrible day of the Lord!
How does the curate's approach contrast with the narrator's?
How does the curate's approach contrast with the narrator's?
Curate can't adapt; narrator is rational
What theme does the brother paying threepence for a newspaper highlight?
What theme does the brother paying threepence for a newspaper highlight?
Exploitation of fear during crisis
What does the brother's statement 'We must escape this place' emphasise?
What does the brother's statement 'We must escape this place' emphasise?
Primal instinct to flee danger
Which character criticises religion for collapsing when faced with real danger?
Which character criticises religion for collapsing when faced with real danger?
The narrator