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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what area was Graves introduced to the sport of climbing?
(a) Ireland
(b) Germany
(c) Snowdon
(d) Charterhouse

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

3. How did Graves steady his nerves when he felt nervous during the Battle of Loo?
(a) Writing
(b) Leaving the trenches and hiding
(c) Prayer
(d) Whiskey

4. How many pre-1888 regiments did the Royal Welch Fusiliers hold?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 2

5. How many children did Amalie give birth to with Alfred?
(a) 8
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 10

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Graves born?

2. What were many of the students at Charterhouse impressed with in regards to Graves?

3. What did the men in battle do with their belongings when they were planning for an assault?

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

5. Which of the following classes of people ranked lowest within the social code that Graves describes?

(see the answer key)

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