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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reality soon sets in for Caputo?
(a) He has made a big mistake in joining the Marines.
(b) He has not been properly prepared by the Marines.
(c) Battles are fought in the jungle with Viet Cong who refuse to play by the rules learned in military training.
(d) He will never get to see military action.

2. What is the feeling of the brigade as the offensive begins?
(a) That it was just another drill.
(b) That they would all be killed.
(c) That they were outnumbered by the enemy.
(d) That they could win the war alone.

3. What is Big Ivan?
(a) The radio communications system needed for orders on the combat
(b) The squadron of helicopters that will take the troops into combat
(c) The radio code name for the battery of howitzers used ahead of the troop movement into combat
(d) The general who is overseeing the troop movement into combat

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

5. What becomes of major importance to Caputo in those early days?
(a) Drinking and partying
(b) Getting a Washington desk job
(c) Getting the approval of his superiors
(d) Getting enough sleep

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Caputo say is the only bearable time of day in Vietnam?

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

3. Why does Peterson call for an air strike on Hill 107?

4. What do they experience on their first night?

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

(see the answer key)

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