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(1.) How do plays express theme differently than poems do?
Select one:

a.
Plays use staging and music to express theme, while poems often rely on characterization and setting.

b.
Plays express theme by developing the setting, while poems express theme using characterization.

c.
Plays rely on dialogue and plot to express theme, while poems communicate theme using symbolic details and fresh language.

d.
Plays rely on symbolic details and fresh language to express theme, while poems use mostly dialogue and plot.

(2.) What message is revealed by the narrator's descriptions of the Battle of Verdun in "The Diary of a U Boat Commander"?
Select one:

a.
The Battle of Verdun makes for dull reading because modern technology prevents bloody battles.

b.
Advances in technology cause an unbelievable level of destruction during modern wars.

c.
An actual soldier is the best writer to describe any kind of battle.

d.
Mechanical failures caused the Germans to lose the Battle of Verdun.