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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Graves and Sassoon spend many hours together doing?
(a) Correcting errors in reporting
(b) Finding a way to escape the war
(c) Planning escape from the war
(d) Writing poetry

2. How old was Graves in 1916?
(a) 25
(b) 16
(c) 18
(d) 21

3. With which of the following literary figures did Graves develop a deep and sincere friendship?
(a) Nichols
(b) Masefield
(c) Hemingway
(d) Lawrence

4. What does Graves offer as an apology for his rapid abandonment of his teaching post in Cairo?
(a) Transcripts of audio discussions
(b) Three poems
(c) Three essays
(d) Copies of grade reports

5. Who continues to live with Graves?
(a) His father
(b) Nicholson
(c) Lawrence
(d) Nichole

6. At what university did Graves secure a position?
(a) University of London
(b) Harvard
(c) Royal Egyptian University of Cairo
(d) Oxford

7. What did Graves purchase during his recovery period?
(a) Cottage
(b) Weapons
(c) Typewriter
(d) Boat ticket to America

8. What was Sassoon treated for at Craiglockhart War Hospital?
(a) Bullet wounds
(b) Pneumonia
(c) Insanity
(d) Neurasthenia

9. What does the term execrable mean as it is used in the following sentence? Graves found the standard of academia execrable
(a) Laudable
(b) Courageous
(c) Deplorable
(d) Creditable

10. When was Graves' first son born?
(a) March 1920
(b) May 1919
(c) June 1921
(d) April 1918

11. What did Graves and Sassoon do once they rejoined the 3rd Battalion in England?
(a) Drafted new soldiers
(b) Trained new soldiers
(c) Covered the war for newspapers
(d) Continued their convalescence in a rehabilitation hospital

12. How did Graves find the politics of school life?
(a) Easily maneuvered
(b) Stimulating
(c) Engaging
(d) Distasteful

13. In late July during the barrage of artillery fire that Graves' company experienced, about how many of his men were killed instantly?
(a) Two thirds
(b) Three fourths
(c) One half
(d) One third

14. What position did Graves hold at Oswestry?
(a) Building weapons
(b) Identifying corpses
(c) Overseeing transfers
(d) Training men

15. What degree did Graves receive when he completed his time at Oxford?
(a) Bachelor's
(b) Masters
(c) Doctorate
(d) Associates

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Graves sent to a hospital to receive treatment?

2. Which of the following parts was not injured on Graves?

3. While in Cairo, what did Graves act as?

4. How did Graves feel about the war rationing of food?

5. Into what language were all of Graves' lectures, handouts and examinations translated?

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