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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mistake does 2d Lt. Caputo make on a training exercise that gets him a reprimand?
(a) He lights up a cigarette.
(b) He takes a nap while waiting for orders.
(c) He orders a retreat.
(d) He changes a captain's orders.

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

3. Why does boredom get replaced with terror on the outpost hill?
(a) A VC almost infiltrates the outpost.
(b) Rock apes descend on the outpost.
(c) Enemy fighters fly overhead.
(d) The fighting begins to move up the hill.

4. What is the prognosis for Powell's recovery after his heatstroke?
(a) Amnesia
(b) Damaged immune system
(c) Paralysis
(d) Probable brain damage

5. How long do Caputo and his platoon continue guarding the parameters at Danang?
(a) Over a month
(b) Six months
(c) Six days
(d) Seven weeks

Short Answer Questions

1. What names does Caputo recall from his platoon?

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

3. A book by what author is Caputo trying to read while waiting at the outpost on top of a hill?

4. What is the majority opinion about the countermanded orders to ship out?

5. What is the misconception the platoon has when they are deployed to Vietnam?

(see the answer key)

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