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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. From what country did the "Mahabharata" come from?
(a) Japan.
(b) India.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) China.
2. In Chapter 4, what word did Marlantes use to describe the least acknowledged aspect of war?
(a) Devastating.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Exhilarating.
(d) Horrifying.
3. How many cylinders might an engine have on a boat like the one Marlantes' grandfather owned?
(a) 12 cylinders.
(b) 5 cylinders.
(c) 4-6 cylinders.
(d) 8-10 cylinders.
4. What was Marlantes' great-grandmother's occupation?
(a) Mid-wife.
(b) Bank manager.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Secretary.
5. What was the longest that Marlantes' grandmother lived with his mother?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 18 months.
6. How large was the net that Marlantes' grandfather used to fish with?
(a) 4 football fields in length.
(b) 3 football fields in length.
(c) 1,200 feet.
(d) 50 feet.
7. From how far at sea could Tomahawk missiles be fired?
(a) 500 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 400 miles.
(d) 75 miles.
8. Who urged Marlantes to attend an encounter, group-therapy weekend.
(a) His employer.
(b) His pastor.
(c) His father.
(d) His wife.
9. How many tours did Marlantes' pilot friend spend in Vietnam?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2
10. What colors were two Indian women whom Marlantes noticed during a dinner party in Singapore wearing?
(a) Mauve and fuchsia.
(b) Blue and green.
(c) Orange and purple.
(d) Pink and lavender.
11. Where did Marlantes' great-grandmother live?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Finland.
(c) Holland.
(d) Sweden.
12. In 1968 when Marlantes was left in charge of an undermanned platoon, how long did he and his men sleep at a time?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 4 hours.
13. How many years after the therapy-group experience, did Marlantes have dinner with Joseph Campbell?
(a) About 8 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) About 5 years.
(d) 7 years.
14. When did the U.S. first bomb Libya?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1991.
15. How big was the sturgeon that Marlantes and his grandfather caught in June, 1959?
(a) 6 feet.
(b) 7 feet.
(c) 9 feet.
(d) 8 feet.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Joseph Campbell's ethnic background?
2. When was Zoomer injured?
3. How old was Joseph Henderson when he died?
4. What weapon did the NVA soldier referenced in question 76 have?
5. Where was Zoomer injured?
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