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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Graves' experience at Charterhouse?
(a) Exciting
(b) Intellectually stimulating
(c) Exceling
(d) Demeaning

2. How old were Robert's parents when he was born?
(a) Mother 40; Father 49
(b) Mother 30; Father 50
(c) Mother 48; Father 42
(d) Mother 50; Father 30

3. How did most of the students at Charterhouse feel about the war with Germany?
(a) Surprising
(b) Avoidable
(c) Inevitable
(d) Demeaning

4. Which terms best describe the type of men which made up the Welsh Regiment?
(a) Independent thinkers
(b) Irrationale
(c) Objective
(d) Desired to be commanded

5. Which of the following people did Graves meet during his final year in school who was also a famous mountaineer?
(a) Dick Snowdon
(b) Nevill Barbour
(c) George Mallory
(d) Raymond Rodakowski

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Graves hold during his final year at Charterhouse?

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

3. What did Amalie von Ranke want to perform while traveling?

4. With whom did Graves develop an amorous, but not physically erotic, relationship?

5. What happened to nearly all of Graves' relatives who fought in the German armed forces?

(see the answer key)

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