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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age does Philip Caputo enlist in the Marine Corps?
(a) 19
(b) 21
(c) 18
(d) 20

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

3. What is the misconception the platoon has when they are deployed to Vietnam?
(a) The Marines think it will all be over in a week.
(b) The Marines enter a war they think they cannot lose.
(c) The Marines are sure they will not become casualties.
(d) The Marines believe they can win the war single handedly.

4. After graduation from Loyola College, where does Caputo go?
(a) NCO School
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Quantico, VA
(d) Officers Basic School

5. Where is Caputo's first command?
(a) The Philippines
(b) Danang, Vietnam
(c) Seoul, Korea
(d) Okinawa, Japan

Short Answer Questions

1. Who seems to know what will happen better than the soldiers?

2. Who makes up Caputo's first command?

3. Where does Caputo go for advanced training?

4. What reality soon sets in for Caputo?

5. Where are most of the men when the orders come to deploy to Vietnam?

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