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66 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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How old are these young men?
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18 years old
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Which country do they represent?
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Germany
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What does the schoolmaster (Kantorek) say is the duty for each one of them?
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fight for the fatherland
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What does he call them when they enlist?
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the Iron Youth
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What does Paul do while the teacher is talking about the war?
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draws a bird
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What makes it a good day at the front?
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food and the arrival of mail
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Where is Kemmerich?
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hospital
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What building is the hospital?
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church
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What has happened to Kemmerich?
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leg was amputated
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What do Kemmerich's friends bring him?
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smokes and cheese
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Why do they hide the items?
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so they won't be stolen
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What does Muller ask for and why?
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Kemmerich's boots because he will not need them anymore
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How does Paul console him on the next visit?
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good recuperation institutions and wonderful artificial limbs
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Who is Corporal Himmelstoss?
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training officer
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How do the troops get to the front?
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train
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Why does Detering say it is wrong to kill the horses?
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they're innocent
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Why are the rats particularly repulsive?
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get fat by eating the dead
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How do they refer to the rats?
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corpse rats
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What is the most feared and obscene weapon?
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poison gas
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Where do the vapors settle?
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low places and hollows
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What protection is offered?
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gas masks
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Why are the new recruits killed so quickly?
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inexperience
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What is Kat's job in civilian life?
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shoemaker
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Why is a spade better than a notched bayonet?
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efficient at killing because the bayonet gets caught
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How did Himmelstoss get sent to the Front?
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got in trouble by almost killing 2 trainees on the muddy field
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What is missing off the new recruit's helmets?
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spike
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For what purpose does Kat say the shelling is?
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to soften them up before the attack
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who is groveling like a coward?
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himmelstoss
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why does paul decide to help the frenchman?
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guilt
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what is he seeking from the man?
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forgiveness
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what does he find in his uniform?
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family pictures and ID
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what is the frenchman in civilian life?
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printer
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who is pinning on the Iron Cross decoration?
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Kaiser
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why are these men being awarded the Iron Cross?
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acts of bravery
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which of the main characters receives on?
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himmelstoss
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who was wounded in the last assault?
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paul and albert
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why is a catholic infirmary better?
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good treatment and food
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how do they know someone is not coming back to his bed?
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they took his clothes
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where are these soldiers taken?
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the dead room
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why does albert want a gun?
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depressed after amputation
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what does paul do when he enters his home?
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cries
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what is wrong with his mother?
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cancer has returned
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what does he bring for her?
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bread, cheese, butter
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why does he not want to wear his uniform?
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depressed over all the killing
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why does his father want him to wear it?
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father wants to show him off to his friends
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what do the older men reveal by their questions and discussion of war?
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that they have no idea of the horrors of this war
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why does he lie to kemmerich's mother?
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to comfort her
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what is the schoolteacher still talking about despite the high death rates at the front?
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duty to the fatherland
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what does paul say about himself and his schoolmates?
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boys trying to stay alive
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what does paul recognize about himself in his bedroom?
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changed from innocent schoolboy to someone consumed by death
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where does he think he belongs?
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at the front
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who was killed while he was on leave?
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Muller
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what new weapon is being used?
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flame thrower
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what is becoming scarce?
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food
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what is the attitude of the troops?
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hopeless
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what does kat say about the war?
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the end is near
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besides france and england, who else are the germans now fighting?
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US
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on what does paul say they are waiting?
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end armistice peace
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which of the group deserted?
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Detering
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what is the penalty for this?
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death
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who are the only two left of the original group?
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paul and albert
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in the class of 1916, twenty enlisted how many are dead?
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13
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how many are missing?
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4
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What happened to the other one?
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insane
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What does paul do when he hears birds chirping?
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sketches it
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what is the army report to the german high command on october 11, 1918?
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all quiet on the western front
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