View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Of Shock and Shells.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are there mountains of bodies and feces?
(a) They want to bring the bodies home if possible.
(b) The terrain is too rough to bury them.
(c) There is not time between the fighting.
(d) It is a form of defense.

2. What is a Ka Bar?
(a) Parachute.
(b) Helmet.
(c) Bayonet.
(d) Large knife.

3. Where does Sledge go for R&R after his first tour of combat?
(a) Macquitti Bay, Pavuvu.
(b) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
(c) Sicily, Italy.
(d) Okinawa, Japan.

4. What is Sledge recognized as after his graduation from boot camp?
(a) A legal voter.
(b) An instructor.
(c) A marine.
(d) An officer.

5. What is the superstition that many Marines have about the third campaign?
(a) You are so experienced by the third campaign that you are unstoppable.
(b) The third time will drive you insane.
(c) No one survives three campaigns of combat.
(d) You will never retire from the military after three combat campaigns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the main focus of training for Sledge's instructor while at boot camp?

2. Why does Sledge and his crew have to re-seat the base-plate of their mortar after a few rounds while holding the front lines in Okinawa?

3. What is Sledge surprised to find as he watches the native birds on Peleliu?

4. How many marines have been sent to Peleliu?

5. What does Sledge's commander do when half of his class flunks out?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 299 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample