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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old were Robert's parents when he was born?
(a) Mother 48; Father 42
(b) Mother 30; Father 50
(c) Mother 50; Father 30
(d) Mother 40; Father 49

2. What illness did Graves develop after a few weeks at his new assignment?
(a) Tuberculosis
(b) Blood infection
(c) Abscessed tooth
(d) Pneumonia

3. What was the sentiment at Oxford in regard to the war?
(a) Anti-war
(b) Pro-soldier
(c) Anti- German
(d) Pro-war

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

5. In what city did Graves rejoin the war?
(a) Givenchy
(b) Somme
(c) Litherland
(d) London

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Graves and Sassoon spend many hours together doing?

2. How did Graves re-enter active duty after he recuperated?

3. How did Graves and Sassoon describe the English media's portrayal of the war?

4. How long was Graves in Harfleur 'Bull Ring'?

5. Which of the following is the best definition for the term desultory as used to describe German shelling?

(see the answer key)

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