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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following did Graves indicate was not rampant among the officers?
(a) Optimism
(b) Pessimism
(c) Neurathenia
(d) Alcoholism

2. How many men passed through the Royal Welch Fusiliers throughout the course of the war according to Graves?
(a) 100-120 thousand
(b) 15-20 thousand
(c) 10 thousand
(d) 800

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what sport did Mallory introduce Graves?

2. From what country could Graves trace his maternal pedigree?

3. What did the officers discuss that were purported to have been committed by specific units or nationalities?

4. Where did Graves and some others go to rescue survivors after the battle of Loo?

5. How did Graves' unit travel?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way did Graves change the opinion of his direct supervisor and how did he accomplish this task?

2. What happened in August of 1915 which would be helpful to a later major offensive in the area around La Bassye?

3. What factors does Graves indicate have led to the waning of religious feeling among the soldiers?

4. Describe the intent of Chapter 13 as the author wrote it.

5. How did Graves become aware of the class distinctions and how did he view them during this time?

6. What information did Graves learn about Dick which he found unsettling and how did he respond to this information?

7. How were Graves and his siblings raised and what was the system they were raised under?

8. What would the English soldiers do before a mass attack which some could find grisly, but the soldiers felt necessary to help the survivors?

9. How did Robert Graves and his friend, Nevill Barbour, feel about their time in public schools?

10. Why does Graves prefer the Fricourt trenches to the trenches he has been in in the past?

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