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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the officers discuss that were purported to have been committed by specific units or nationalities?
(a) Improbable acts
(b) Acts of kindness
(c) Surprising maneuvers
(d) Atrocities

2. What color were the ribbons the Royal Welch Fusiliers wore on the back of their dress tunics?
(a) Orange
(b) Black
(c) Crimson
(d) Purple

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

4. Which of the following classes of people ranked lowest within the social code that Graves describes?
(a) Serfs
(b) Bourgeoisie
(c) Immigrant workers
(d) Women

5. How did Graves choose to think of Dick after reading the newspaper article about him?
(a) As a deviant
(b) Fondly
(c) In jail
(d) Dead

Short Answer Questions

1. In late July during the barrage of artillery fire that Graves' company experienced, about how many of his men were killed instantly?

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

3. Where was Graves born?

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

5. How did Graves and Sassoon describe the English media's portrayal of the war?

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