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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would Graves and his men go when German artillery was close?
(a) Abandoned buildings
(b) Trenches
(c) Bunkers
(d) Train cars

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

3. How was the regiment's second-in-command referred to?
(a) Buzz Off
(b) Arrogant Idiot
(c) Punctilious Page
(d) Captain Cornball

4. How long was Graves in Harfleur 'Bull Ring'?
(a) 5 weeks
(b) 10 weeks
(c) 4 weeks
(d) 8 weeks

5. Where did Graves say the chaplains could be found?
(a) Safely in the churches
(b) Far behind the lines
(c) Front lines
(d) In the trenches

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

7. During which months does Chapter 13 generally take place?
(a) July and August
(b) April and May
(c) June and July
(d) May and June

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

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

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

11. Which terms best describe the type of men which made up the Welsh Regiment?
(a) Irrationale
(b) Desired to be commanded
(c) Independent thinkers
(d) Objective

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

13. What was the age range of the men in Graves' platoon of Welshmen?
(a) 20-70
(b) 15-63
(c) 18-50
(d) 12-45

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

15. How long after Graves finished school at Charterhouse did it take before England declared war on Germany?
(a) One month
(b) One week
(c) Two weeks
(d) Two days

Short Answer Questions

1. From what did Graves resign during his final year at school?

2. How did Graves choose to think of Dick after reading the newspaper article about him?

3. How many men passed through the Royal Welch Fusiliers throughout the course of the war according to Graves?

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

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

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