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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lesson does Caputo learn that contradicts what he learned at Quantico?
(a) Not to shout orders to his men
(b) Not to lead a forced march
(c) Not to stand up and give arm signals
(d) Not to light up a cigarette

2. What causes the men to name one officer Captain Bligh?
(a) He orders the men to drop and do pushups for him.
(b) He punches out a PFC for talking back to him.
(c) He pulls a rifle inspection on the line and reams out the whole platoon.
(d) He shouts at them for having dirty uniforms.

3. What is the stated purpose of leaving VC bodies behind the Colonel's tent?
(a) To show the clerks what war looks like.
(b) To flush out a VC infiltrator by scaring him.
(c) To give the Colonel a photo opportunity.
(d) To remind everyone why they are here.

4. What booby traps are observed on the trail after fording the river?
(a) Trenches, spider holes for snipers, pangee traps, and rows of sharp, angled stakes
(b) Vines rigged to pull a man into the air
(c) Poison stakes placed so that they are unseen until they scratch the skin
(d) Trip wires and mines

5. What does Chaplain Ryerson call twelve KIAs?
(a) A dozen more prayers
(b) Twleve lost souls
(c) A dozen letters he has to write
(d) Twelve grieving families in America

Short Answer Questions

1. Who never looks up as they cross the muddy paddies?

2. What occurs as Caputo walks through the elephant grass in the jungle?

3. What looks beautiful from the hill but becomes ominous up close?

4. What job takes up most of Caputo's time as assistant adjutant?

5. Who issues ID cards to the Vietnamese?

(see the answer key)

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