Which line is a quotation from Dulce et Decorum Est?

• A. They were told to walk, not run
• B. The old Lie
• C. Gas! Gas! Quick boys!
• D. I met a traveller from an antique land

Answer: (C)

This tests your ability to spot a famous, in-text line from Wilfred Owen’s Dulce et Decorum Est. The line Gas! Gas! Quick boys! is the immediate cry spoken by soldiers during the gas attack, captured in Owen’s vivid, urgent scene. It’s a direct quotation that immediately signals the poem’s focus on the brutal realities of modern war.

The other options come from different works or contexts. I met a traveller from an antique land is Shelley's opening line from Ozymandias, not related to Owen’s poem. The phrase The old Lie is associated with the poem’s ending, but the most recognizable direct line tied to the gas attack itself is the exclamation in question.