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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sport did Graves take up to help him be left alone by school bullies?
(a) Football
(b) Soccer
(c) Cricket
(d) Boxing

2. How did Graves describe the religious feeling among the soldiers?
(a) Rampant
(b) Non-existent
(c) Surprisingly resilient
(d) Slipping, but still present

3. What nickname was Siegfried Sassoon given?
(a) Mad Max
(b) Silly Siegfried
(c) Mad Jack
(d) Insane Jack

4. Which of the following best describes Graves' experience at Charterhouse?
(a) Exciting
(b) Exceling
(c) Demeaning
(d) Intellectually stimulating

5. What did many of the English soldiers do routinely before a mass attack?
(a) Pool their cash into a sweepstakes
(b) Drink heavily
(c) Read and prayer together as a group
(d) Go into town to have a party

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Chapter 13 originally written?

2. In late July during the barrage of artillery fire that Graves' company experienced, about how many of his men were killed instantly?

3. Which of the following places was Graves not billeted?

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

5. Where did Graves say the chaplains could be found?

(see the answer key)

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