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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous speech inspires Caputo to join the military?
(a) Marc Anthony's "I came not to praise Caesar" speech
(b) Kennedy's inaugral "Ask what you can do for your country" speech.
(c) FDR's "Nothing to Fear" speech.
(d) King's "I have a dream" speech.

2. How do they get from Okinawa to Vietnam?
(a) They go in a PanAm chartered plane.
(b) They go on PT boats up the China Sea.
(c) They ship out on giant C-130 planes.
(d) They go on an aircraft carrier.

3. What does Caputo say he learns later about the war in Vietnam?
(a) That the Viet Cong ha plants in his platoon.
(b) That there is never enough time to relax.
(c) That there would be days when there is no fighting.
(d) That nine-tenths of the time is waiting for the other one-tenth to happen.

4. What lesson does Caputo learn that contradicts what he learned at Quantico?
(a) Not to shout orders to his men
(b) Not to stand up and give arm signals
(c) Not to light up a cigarette
(d) Not to lead a forced march

5. What do they experience on their first night?
(a) The night becomes unbearably cold.
(b) At night they can see the flashes of bombs detonated.
(c) Night brings sniper fire in the distance and swarms of biting insects.
(d) Night brings on a monsoon rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reality soon sets in for Caputo?

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

3. What happens about two hundred yards away from the village?

4. How long do Caputo and his platoon continue guarding the parameters at Danang?

5. Where does Caputo go for advanced training?

(see the answer key)

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