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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disgusted Graves that was a somewhat common practice among the students at Charterhouse?
(a) Bullying
(b) Hazing
(c) Homosexuality
(d) Hatred of all things German

2. From what country could Graves trace his maternal pedigree?
(a) France
(b) Ireland
(c) England
(d) Germany

3. From what did Graves resign during his final year at school?
(a) The Carthusian
(b) Officers' Training Corps
(c) Charterhouse
(d) Boxing club

4. In what year does Graves believe Mallory reached the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) 1924
(b) 1930
(c) 1928
(d) 1910

5. When did Graves begin to feel shame about his German heritage?
(a) When his relatives committed crimes
(b) After he aged and reflected back on his childhood
(c) As the great war approached
(d) When he was home in England

Short Answer Questions

1. How far back is Graves able to trace his ancestral history?

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

3. Why were Graves' clothing and possessions considered second-rate?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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