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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. In what form was Chapter 13 originally composed?
(a) Personal narrative
(b) Oral dictation
(c) Personal letters
(d) Diary entries
2. Where was the offensive that Graves was sent forward to help prepare for?
(a) Stockingholm
(b) Fricourt
(c) England
(d) Somme
3. How did Graves steady his nerves when he felt nervous during the Battle of Loo?
(a) Prayer
(b) Leaving the trenches and hiding
(c) Whiskey
(d) Writing
4. In what year was Chapter 13 originally written?
(a) 1920
(b) 1915
(c) 1908
(d) 1913
5. Where did Graves say the chaplains could be found?
(a) Far behind the lines
(b) Safely in the churches
(c) Front lines
(d) In the trenches
Short Answer Questions
1. What happened to nearly all of Graves' relatives who fought in the German armed forces?
2. What was the age range of the men in Graves' platoon of Welshmen?
3. How long after Graves finished school at Charterhouse did it take before England declared war on Germany?
4. Which of the following did Graves use to describe death during the summer of 1915?
5. Which terms best describe the type of men which made up the Welsh Regiment?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was Graves unable to use the new gas masks and why was this of concern to him?
2. In what way does Graves explain the concept of relative risk which evolved by the combatants in the trenches?
3. How did Robert Graves and his friend, Nevill Barbour, feel about their time in public schools?
4. What is unique and different beginning with Chapter 12 and how has it been changed from its original format?
5. What would the English soldiers do before a mass attack which some could find grisly, but the soldiers felt necessary to help the survivors?
6. Describe who Graves' paternal grandfather was and what his importance was within society.
7. Describe how Graves found his experiences climbing with George Mallory.
8. How did Amalie von Ranke inherit a considerable amount of money and what did she do with that fortune?
9. What information did Graves learn about Dick which he found unsettling and how did he respond to this information?
10. What was Graves' opinion related to Mallory and the climb up Mount Everest?
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