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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Graves consider himself?
(a) Poet and writer
(b) Nobelman
(c) Singer
(d) Educator

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

3. Where did Graves and George Mallory become good friends?
(a) Charterhouse
(b) Parent's home
(c) Oxford
(d) Germany

4. From what disease did Robert suffer at the young age of approximately four-and-one-half?
(a) Scarlet fever
(b) Polio
(c) Encephalitis
(d) Tuberculosis

5. With whom did Graves develop an amorous, but not physically erotic, relationship?
(a) Amalie
(b) Dick
(c) Nevill
(d) Raymond

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Graves begin to feel shame about his German heritage?

2. Where was Graves dispatched to join a unit destined for combat in France?

3. How old were Robert's parents when he was born?

4. Which of the following adjectives best describes how Graves found climbing?

5. In what year does Graves believe Mallory reached the summit of Mount Everest?

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