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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the new Marines of 1st Battalion like when they first arrive?
(a) They are scared and unwilling.
(b) They are seasoned old timers.
(c) They are opposed to war.
(d) They are young and gung-ho about winning the war.

2. Why do they get ready to move out to the war zone several times?
(a) It's a kind of war game they play.
(b) There is nothing better to do.
(c) They want to be sure they know what to do.
(d) There are several false alarms of going to war, but none pan out .

3. How does Caputo describe the Viet Cong division he first becomes aware of by looking at a site map, a map showing positions of allies and enemy in the field.
(a) It is situated in places unseen in the daylight.
(b) It is poorly organized but almost invisible.
(c) Instead of a phantom sniper, it is a whole division of phantoms.
(d) Instead of an insurgency, it is an attack force.

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

5. Who has noticed the relaxed camp arrangements and tries to correct them?
(a) Captain Johnson
(b) Maj-Gen Lew Walt
(c) Phil Caputo
(d) Colonel Anderson

Short Answer Questions

1. What change does Caputo notice in his men back at their position on the hill?

2. What do they do so that the VC corpses will not look recently uninterred?

3. What evidence do they find to show it is a VC attack?

4. What is the only advantage the platoon has over the VC at Hoi-Vuc?

5. How does Caputo's attempt to get closer to his men on leave in Danang work out?

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