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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Graves stationed after his first child was born?
(a) Somme
(b) London
(c) Oswestry
(d) Limerick

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

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

4. Which of the following characters was killed in Chapter 18?
(a) Captain Richardson
(b) Dave Thomas
(c) Dick
(d) Siegfried Sassoon

5. How many men passed through the Royal Welch Fusiliers throughout the course of the war according to Graves?
(a) 15-20 thousand
(b) 100-120 thousand
(c) 800
(d) 10 thousand

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Graves' first child?

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

3. Why was the Royal Welch Fusiliers regiment not disgraced when they surrendered at Yorktown?

4. What was issued in preparation for the Somme?

5. What did Graves believe he contracted?

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