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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to nearly all of Graves' relatives who fought in the German armed forces?
(a) Defected to England
(b) Killed in action
(c) Were war heros
(d) Went AWOL

2. After the Great War, what did Graves insist he was as far as his heritage was concerned?
(a) English
(b) Spanish
(c) French
(d) Irish

3. What did Amalie von Ranke want to perform while traveling?
(a) Humanitarian services
(b) Writing travel brochures
(c) Sight seeing
(d) Finding a husband

4. Where was Graves sent starting at age six?
(a) Hospital
(b) Preparatory school
(c) Mission
(d) Seminary

5. To what rank was Graves gazetted during Chapter 16?
(a) Colonel
(b) Captain
(c) General
(d) Major

6. Which disease did Graves believe resulted mostly from low morale?
(a) Alcoholism
(b) Suicide
(c) Trench feet
(d) Neurathenia

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

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

9. How did Graves describe the religious feeling among the soldiers?
(a) Rampant
(b) Surprisingly resilient
(c) Slipping, but still present
(d) Non-existent

10. How many Special Reservists was Graves in charge of in Lancaster?
(a) 5
(b) 50
(c) 500
(d) 5000

11. At what age did Robert stop being fervant about his religious studies?
(a) 16
(b) 20
(c) 18
(d) 12

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

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

14. Which of the following describes the relationship between Graves and George Mallory?
(a) Sexual partners
(b) Good friends
(c) Enemies
(d) Disdain

15. What did the men in battle do with their belongings when they were planning for an assault?
(a) Kept it on their backs
(b) Abandoned it
(c) Hid it in trenches
(d) Sent it to the rear

Short Answer Questions

1. During which months does Chapter 13 generally take place?

2. Which of the following is the best definition for the term billeted as Graves would use it ?

3. In August of 1915, where was a major offensive planned?

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

5. In what sport did Graves win a first place prize?

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