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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The six members of the team did what so they looked more like Afghan fighters in Chapter 1?
(a) Wore sandals.
(b) Grew beards.
(c) Wore glasses.
(d) Carried more modest weapons.

2. James Suh was how old in the narrative?
(a) 30.
(b) 36.
(c) 33.
(d) 28.

3. Where did Marcus attend Sniper School in Chapter 5?
(a) Panama City, Florida.
(b) Camp Pendleton.
(c) Fallon Naval Airbase.
(d) Fort Benning, Georgia.

4. What was the name of Mikey's mother in the narrative?
(a) Holly.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Maureen.
(d) Heather.

5. The last school Marcus attended was joint tactical air control located where?
(a) Camp Pendleton.
(b) Fallon Naval Airbase.
(c) Fort Benning, Georgia.
(d) San Clemente Island.

6. In the beginning of Chapter 4, Marcus noticed that over how many of the men who started out in the class never finished?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 35.

7. What is the title of Chapter 1?
(a) "Baby Seals... and Big Ole Gators."
(b) "Like the Remnants of a Ravaged Army."
(c) "Welcome to Hell, Gentlemen."
(d) "To Afghanistan... In a Flying Warehouse."

8. Who was the U.S. President during the period in which the autobiography takes place?
(a) Barack Obama.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Jimmy Carter.
(d) George W. Bush.

9. What test did Marcus fail the first time around, as did many others, but passed his second time in Chapter 5?
(a) Pool competency.
(b) Basic training.
(c) Advanced mechanics.
(d) Officer training.

10. Who gave a pep talk and told the trainees to just try to make it through each day in Chapter 4?
(a) Captain Peterson.
(b) Captain Maguire.
(c) Admiral Mullin.
(d) Colonel Collins.

11. What does BUD/S stand for?
(a) Beneficial Underwater Diving System.
(b) Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL.
(c) Biologically Unleashed Disease Spore.
(d) Bouyant Unmanned Direction System.

12. Senior Chief Daniel Richard Healy was how old in the narrative?
(a) 37.
(b) 25.
(c) 32.
(d) 29.

13. What does SEAL stand for in the U.S. Navy SEALs?
(a) Sniper Effectiveness and Loss.
(b) Sea, Air, and Land.
(c) Super Effective Air League.
(d) Soldiers, Equipment, and Logistics.

14. How many days would the men spend at Camp Pendleton working at the shooting ranges in Chapter 5?
(a) 14.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

15. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) "Like the Remnants of a Ravaged Army."
(b) "To Afghanistan... In a Flying Warehouse."
(c) "Two-two-eight! It's Two-two-eight!"
(d) "Welcome to Hell, Gentlemen."

Short Answer Questions

1. Al-Qaeda was founded sometime between what years?

2. How many men quit in the first nine hours of Hell Week in Chapter 4?

3. The Taliban is an Islamist militant and political group that ruled large parts of Afghanistan from September 1996 until when?

4. After three days without sleep, the men were sent to their tents for how much rest in Chapter 5?

5. After Marcus completed BUD/S, he went to jump school where in Chapter 5?

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