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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had the Third Marine Division and the North Vietnamese Army struggled?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 2 years.

2. In Chapter Four, how did Marlantes get to the bridge that his platoon was holding?
(a) Jeep.
(b) Hummer.
(c) Helicopter.
(d) Tank.

3. In Chapter Four, how many men did Marlantes' take with him to assess how his platoon was doing?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. How many years after the therapy-group experience, did Marlantes have dinner with Joseph Campbell?
(a) About 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) About 8 years.
(d) 7 years.

5. What human form did the god in "Mahabharata" take?
(a) Merchant.
(b) Soldier.
(c) King.
(d) Charioteer.

Short Answer Questions

1. From how far at sea could Tomahawk missiles be fired?

2. What weapon did the NVA soldier referenced in question 76 have?

3. What did Marlantes buy Joseph Campbell when he wanted to talk to him?

4. When did Marlantes attend an encounter, group-therapy weekend?

5. What was Marlantes' great-grandmother's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did it take for Marlantes to realize that he had to quit fighting the shadows?

2. How was Marlantes' grandfather injured?

3. What were some of the toughest bombing assignments in the history of air warfare?

4. When Zoomer was struggling to breathe, what incident did Marlantes remember from his youth?

5. What did Marlantes say about his spiritual condition in 1968?

6. What type of atrocities did Jane Goodall witness?

7. What happened when warfare was turned into crusades?

8. What did Marlantes lose after Vietnam and why?

9. What was the recurring nightmare that Marlantes first had?

10. What response would people who actually fought and won battles have?

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