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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What names does Caputo recall from his platoon?
(a) Men with whom he played poker and drank beer
(b) Men who caused him the most grief
(c) Men who always followed his orders to the letter
(d) Men who either died or were severely wounded in combat

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

3. What looks beautiful from the hill but becomes ominous up close?
(a) The muddy colored river
(b) The Cordellia
(c) The orange smoke of artillery
(d) The vietnamese villages

4. What does Caputo say is the second stage of soldiers in battle?
(a) Hatred for everything and everyone around you
(b) Disorientation
(c) Problems remembering specific things
(d) Drowsiness

5. What do they hear about right away?
(a) They hear that they will go to the front lines.
(b) They hear of a possible surrender of the Viet Cong.
(c) They hear of death and paralysis for some soldiers.
(d) They hear that Saigon has fallen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Big Ivan?

3. What does Caputo speculate about in regard to mines remaining in an area where the RPs are supposed to have cleared them?

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

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

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