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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does Battalion Headquarters take on identifying a Viet Cong?
(a) If the acts suspiciously, he is a Viet Cong.
(b) If he attempts to hide, he is a Viet Cong.
(c) If he has a Russian made gun, he is a Viet Cong.
(d) If he is dead and Vietnamese, he is a Viet Cong.

2. At the new command, what does Caputo say the men do?
(a) They do hours of calisthenics.
(b) They work as extras for McHale's Navy.
(c) They carve monkey faces in coconuts.
(d) They play in the jungle by day and drink with the prostitutes by night.

3. What do Caputo and his platoon have in common?
(a) They all think they made a big mistake by enlisting.
(b) They all have the same tattoos.
(c) They all have the desire to stop sitting around and get to the business of war.
(d) They are all homesick and want to go back home.

4. What is the first offensive mission?
(a) Hide and ambush
(b) Advance and wait
(c) Search and destroy
(d) Hit and run

5. What happens with the ARVN scouts in the first offensive action?
(a) They are all captured and shot.
(b) They take a stand between the Marines and the enemy.
(c) They are massacred by the Viet Cong.
(d) They detach themselves and flee in panic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Vietnamese children doing as the Marine trucks pass through the village called Dogpatch?

2. How long do Caputo and his platoon continue guarding the parameters at Danang?

3. How does Caputo describe the feelings of the men after the destruction of the village Giao-Tri?

4. What is the feeling of the brigade as the offensive begins?

5. Why throw a grenade instead of firing a rifle in the dark?

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