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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 are several false alarms of going to war, but none pan out .
(c) They want to be sure they know what to do.
(d) There is nothing better to do.

2. 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 believe they can win the war single handedly.
(c) The Marines enter a war they think they cannot lose.
(d) The Marines are sure they will not become casualties.

3. Where does Caputo go for advanced training?
(a) Quantico, VA
(b) Camp Pendleton, CA
(c) Ft. Bragg, NC
(d) Fort Hood, TX

4. How does Gonzales become the first casualty of Caputo's platoon?
(a) Walking across the airstrip, he is hit by a helicopter.
(b) He is hit by a sniper when he gets out of his foxhole.
(c) He is laying wire where there are mines that had not been removed.
(d) He comes down with malaria and dies.

5. What is the majority opinion about the countermanded orders to ship out?
(a) That is because of political infighting.
(b) That some general has a loose screw.
(c) That it is a preparedness test for the real thing.
(d) That the war in Vietnam is over before they can get there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes up Caputo's first command?

2. What booby traps are observed on the trail after fording the river?

3. What position does Battalion Headquarters take on identifying a Viet Cong?

4. After graduation from Loyola College, where does Caputo go?

5. Where is Caputo's first command?

(see the answer key)

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