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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did most of the students at Charterhouse feel about the war with Germany?
(a) Demeaning
(b) Inevitable
(c) Avoidable
(d) Surprising

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

4. What did Siegfried Sassoon do?
(a) Write articles
(b) Write poetry
(c) Write for a newspaper
(d) Write war plan and attack plans

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

6. In August of 1915, where was a major offensive planned?
(a) La Bassye
(b) Bythuyne
(c) Cambrin
(d) Vermelles

7. Where did Graves and some others go to rescue survivors after the battle of Loo?
(a) Trenches
(b) Germany
(c) No Man's Land
(d) Barbed wire area

8. Which of the following best describes Graves' experience at Charterhouse?
(a) Demeaning
(b) Intellectually stimulating
(c) Exceling
(d) Exciting

9. Which of the following adjectives best describes how Graves found climbing?
(a) Fulfilling
(b) Surprising
(c) Depressing
(d) Challenging

10. For what were the Royal Welch Fusiliers notorious?
(a) Participating in four of the hardest fought victories
(b) Being disgraced by the cavalry
(c) Surrending to the Germans
(d) Supporting the Navy

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

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

13. Why did Graves enjoy his time in Germany and feel that he received respect?
(a) Parents' financial status
(b) Castles they lived in
(c) Relatives' local prestige and lineage
(d) The fact that he was visiting and did not reside in Germany

14. Where was Graves born?
(a) Russia
(b) England
(c) China
(d) United States

15. In what sport did Graves win a first place prize?
(a) Cricket
(b) Football
(c) Boxing
(d) None

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Great War, what did Graves insist he was as far as his heritage was concerned?

2. What did Graves and his fellow officers argue the merits of?

3. What were the English exultant to receive their first shipment of?

4. What did Graves' first wife die from?

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

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