A Rumor of War Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

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A Rumor of War Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the misconception the platoon has when they are deployed to Vietnam?
(a) The Marines are sure they will not become casualties.
(b) The Marines enter a war they think they cannot lose.
(c) The Marines think it will all be over in a week.
(d) The Marines believe they can win the war single handedly.

2. What happens during Caputo's first night as assistant adjutant?
(a) The big guns fire all night and he cannot sleep.
(b) The base HQ comes under fire.
(c) The mosquitoes swarm outside his tent.
(d) He has dreams of Sullivan and the dead VC.

3. Why does boredom get replaced with terror on the outpost hill?
(a) Rock apes descend on the outpost.
(b) Enemy fighters fly overhead.
(c) The fighting begins to move up the hill.
(d) A VC almost infiltrates the outpost.

4. At night on the line, what does everything look like?
(a) Like a scary movie set
(b) Like VC soldier marching toward the line
(c) Phosphorescent
(d) Various shades of black

5. Why does Caputo have to count VC bodies sent in for burial?
(a) To make sure they are actually dead.
(b) There is no time to count them in the field.
(c) Company commanders tend to exaggerate body counts.
(d) To make sure none of them are Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the majority opinion about the countermanded orders to ship out?

2. What is the feeling of the brigade as the offensive begins?

3. What is the meaning of Sympathetic Detonation?

4. What becomes of major importance to Caputo in those early days?

5. What do Caputo and his men discover as they pursue the wounded VC?

(see the answer key)

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