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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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. Where was Graves stationed after his first child was born?
(a) London
(b) Oswestry
(c) Limerick
(d) Somme

4. In what month did Graves rejoin the 1st battalion?
(a) March
(b) November
(c) July
(d) April

5. What were the English exultant to receive their first shipment of?
(a) New weapons of great destruction
(b) Stokes' Mortars
(c) Rifles
(d) Mortar shells

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the Royal Welch Fusiliers regiment not disgraced when they surrendered at Yorktown?

2. What injury did Graves suffer?

3. What was the name of Graves' first child?

4. What were the ribbons which the Royal Welch Fusiliers wore on the back of their dress tunics called?

5. Why did Graves' commanding officer refuse to honor his request to resign his commission?

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