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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sport did Graves take up to help him be left alone by school bullies?
(a) Boxing
(b) Football
(c) Soccer
(d) Cricket

2. Approximately how many men out of the 800 men were casualties after the first day of the Battle of Loo?
(a) 650
(b) 700
(c) 200
(d) 550

3. Which of the following was not included in Graves' childhood pursuits?
(a) Reading
(b) Math
(c) Moralistic stories
(d) Theater

4. What were the English soldiers given during the summer of 1915?
(a) New uniforms
(b) New medals and honors
(c) New types of trench weapons
(d) Specialized medication

5. How was the regiment's second-in-command referred to?
(a) Arrogant Idiot
(b) Buzz Off
(c) Captain Cornball
(d) Punctilious Page

Short Answer Questions

1. From what did Graves resign during his final year at school?

2. Which of the following describes the relationship between Graves and George Mallory?

3. From what country could Graves trace his maternal pedigree?

4. What disgusted Graves that was a somewhat common practice among the students at Charterhouse?

5. Which of the following is the best definition for the term desultory as used to describe German shelling?

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