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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men are on a helicopter team?
(a) Ten
(b) Eight
(c) Six
(d) Four

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

3. What do they experience on their first night?
(a) The night becomes unbearably cold.
(b) Night brings sniper fire in the distance and swarms of biting insects.
(c) At night they can see the flashes of bombs detonated.
(d) Night brings on a monsoon rain.

4. Who makes up Caputo's first command?
(a) Older, war experienced non-coms
(b) A group of forty Marines in the Third Marines Division
(c) New recruits from Alabama
(d) Men he went to basic training with

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the village of Hua-Vuc conjure up in the minds of the Marines?

2. What do they hear about right away?

3. What is the prognosis for Powell's recovery after his heatstroke?

4. What mistake does 2d Lt. Caputo make on a training exercise that gets him a reprimand?

5. Why do they get ready to move out to the war zone several times?

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