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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What booby traps are observed on the trail after fording the river?
(a) Trip wires and mines
(b) Poison stakes placed so that they are unseen until they scratch the skin
(c) Vines rigged to pull a man into the air
(d) Trenches, spider holes for snipers, pangee traps, and rows of sharp, angled stakes

2. What is everyone told about the war in the first briefing Caputo attends?
(a) That the war had already effectively divided the country in half.
(b) That it is defensive only to free the ARVN to fight their war.
(c) That Americans would not be supplied with live ammunition.
(d) That the Americans would never launch a full scale offensive.

3. What lesson does Caputo learn that contradicts what he learned at Quantico?
(a) Not to light up a cigarette
(b) Not to stand up and give arm signals
(c) Not to shout orders to his men
(d) Not to lead a forced march

4. What is going on inside the operations tent the night of the assault?
(a) Everything is in order and quiet.
(b) The lights are put out so that the VC cannot see it as a target.
(c) There is confusion and the colonel is staring at the map.
(d) Platoon leaders are being briefed on what to do.

5. Where are most of the men when the orders come to deploy to Vietnam?
(a) Sitting on the beach surf fishing
(b) Out drinking and visiting the Okinawan prostitutes
(c) On leave in Tokyo
(d) Asleep in their quarters

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men are on a helicopter team?

2. Does Caputo believe the deployment is for real when he is told about it?

3. What occurs as Caputo walks through the elephant grass in the jungle?

4. What is the effect of burning magnesium?

5. Why is Caputo relieved that the dead boy had no identification on him?

(see the answer key)

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