2/9-13 All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet......Erich Remarque--German Writer

What was the war like for the average soldier?

All Quiet on the Western Front

1. Who are the following:
a. Paul Baumer b. Franz Kemmerick c. Cpl Himmelstoss d. Kat e. Albert
2. Describe the first battle scene in the video.
3. What does their teacher tell them about the war and their role in it?
4. Describe the group before going to war.
5. Describe what happens to Franz Kemmerick
6. Describe their training for the war. Does it reflect what they actually did in the first battle scene?
7. What do the men see at the train station?
8. Describe their arrival at the front. What does Kat tell them?
9. What does Paul say is the most “feared and obscene weapon in the war”? How does it kill?
10. What does Paul say about the replacements—the new recruits?
11. Who is the leader of the new recruits? What do Paul and his friends say to him?
12. Describe what happens between the French soldier and Paul in the bomb crater. What does Paul realize about the war?
13. Why do the French girls agree to meet Paul and his friends?
14. After Paul is injured what happens to him? What happens to Albert?
15. What good news does Paul have?
16. Describe Paul’s visit home. Do the old men drinking their steins know what is really happening at the Front?
17. What does Paul tell Franz Kemmerick’s mother? Why do you think she acts the way she does? Why do you think Paul lied?
18. As Paul and Kat bring food to the front, what does Kat say about the war?
19. What happens to Kat?
20. How does the movie end? What is the significance of this?

Video Questions--Due at the End of the Video