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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Graves' commanding officer refuse to honor his request to resign his commission?
(a) He did not like Graves and wanted him to suffer
(b) He wanted him to perform in the Battalion theatrical
(c) He wanted him to take over his command
(d) He needed him to continue to train new soldiers

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

3. What was issued in preparation for the Somme?
(a) New mortars
(b) New rifles
(c) New gas masks
(d) New bullets

4. What was Graves plagued by as he entered school at Oxford?
(a) Tuberculosis
(b) Influenza
(c) Pneumonia
(d) Neurasthenia

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Graves believe he contracted?

2. Where was the offensive that Graves was sent forward to help prepare for?

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

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

5. What did Graves do after he left the service?

(see the answer key)

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