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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Alpha Company.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a synonym for the term raucous as it is used to describe the bus ride to basic training?
(a) Rough
(b) Soft
(c) Guttural
(d) Boisterous

2. Which of the following is not a synonym for spry?
(a) Nimble
(b) Slow
(c) Lively
(d) Alert

3. Which of the following is the best synonym for disdain as it is used in the following sentence? He looks with disdain on those that flourish in basic training.
(a) Scorn
(b) Despise
(c) Turns nose up at
(d) Respect

4. In which of the following wars did O'Brien's parents serve?
(a) WWII
(b) WWI
(c) Vietnam
(d) Korea

5. Which of the following was one of O'Brien's common winter activities?
(a) Ice skating
(b) Tobogganing
(c) Bobsledding
(d) Sledding

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following states did O'Brien complete his basic training?

2. What is the most frightening mission for the soldiers?

3. With whom does O'Brien request a meeting?

4. Which of the following describes the nickname for the time period in which O'Brien was born?

5. Which of the following is the best definition of the term shorn as used in the following sentence? Everyone is sober, shaven and shorn after raising their hands and reciting an oath.

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