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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Caputo choose to enlist with the Marines?
(a) He did not want to be on a ship or fly an airplane.
(b) It was the only branch of the service accepting volunteers at the time.
(c) It promises to fulfill all his expectations more than any other branch of the service.
(d) He thought the Marines had the best dress uniforms.

2. What sobering realization does Caputo come to after his service in Vietnam?
(a) That war is the only answer to the problems of the world.
(b) He wants so badly to be a man in the middle of danger, that he did not realize he iss toying with death.
(c) That serving your country is a greater responsibility than anyone understands.
(d) He is too young when he enlists to realize how boring the military really is.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What becomes of major importance to Caputo in those early days?

2. What does Caputo say he learns later about the war in Vietnam?

3. Does Caputo believe the deployment is for real when he is told about it?

4. What is the stated interest of the U. S. government for war in Vietnam?

5. What does Caputo call the training for war?

(see the answer key)

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