Question 1 the purpose of the poem “the crusaders” is to scare the west into leaving muslim lands impress readers with the author’s awareness of history praise the good deeds of the west celebrate the long conflict between islam and christianity 3 points question 2 in the context of the sentence below, what does the underlined word probably mean? my opponent’s use of half truths is an insidious way to ruin my reputation. preventable sinister commonplace pleasurable 3 points question 3 in the poem “we will never forget auschwitz,” the allusion to “deutschland, deutschland uber alles! ” is dramatic because it was sung on the way to the gas chamber heartfelt because the inmates are proud to be germans ironic because patriotism has justified inhumane acts