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Who wrote 'In Flanders Fields'?

Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae wrote "In Flanders Fields" in 1915 while serving as a Canadian medical officer during the First World War, which popularized the

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Question: Who wrote 'In Flanders Fields'?

Answer options: ✅ John McCrae

  • Robert Service
  • Pauline Johnson
  • E.J. Pratt

Correct answer: John McCrae

Explanation: Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae wrote "In Flanders Fields" in 1915 while serving as a Canadian medical officer during the First World War, which popularized the poppy as a symbol of remembrance. Robert Service is famous for his Yukon gold rush poetry, Pauline Johnson for her Indigenous-themed works, and E.J. Pratt for his epic narrative poems, making them incorrect. The Discover Canada guide emphasizes McCrae's poem to connect Canadian literature with national remembrance traditions and wartime history. Candidates should expect questions linking key historical figures to Canada's symbols and military heritage, making this a highly testable topic on the citizenship exam.

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