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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Graves' commanding officer refuse to honor his request to resign his commission?
(a) He did not like Graves and wanted him to suffer
(b) He wanted him to perform in the Battalion theatrical
(c) He needed him to continue to train new soldiers
(d) He wanted him to take over his command

2. Why was the Royal Welch Fusiliers regiment not disgraced when they surrendered at Yorktown?
(a) All twenty-nine regiments did not surrender
(b) There was no physical record that they surrendered
(c) They were abandoned by the Navy
(d) Other regiments surrendered before they did

3. What was the name of Graves' first child?
(a) Nichole
(b) Anne
(c) Jenny
(d) Francis

4. For what were the Royal Welch Fusiliers notorious?
(a) Being disgraced by the cavalry
(b) Surrending to the Germans
(c) Supporting the Navy
(d) Participating in four of the hardest fought victories

5. In what month did Graves rejoin the 1st battalion?
(a) November
(b) April
(c) July
(d) March

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Graves do after he left the service?

2. Which of the following characters was killed in Chapter 18?

3. How many pre-1888 regiments did the Royal Welch Fusiliers hold?

4. What color were the ribbons the Royal Welch Fusiliers wore on the back of their dress tunics?

5. What were the English exultant to receive their first shipment of?

(see the answer key)

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