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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is everyone told about the war in the first briefing Caputo attends?
(a) That it is defensive only to free the ARVN to fight their war.
(b) That the Americans would never launch a full scale offensive.
(c) That the war had already effectively divided the country in half.
(d) That Americans would not be supplied with live ammunition.

3. How does Caputo describe his platoon?
(a) As men who enlist, train and travel together from the beginning.
(b) They are all uneducated and street fighters.
(c) They are a group of strangers and misfits.
(d) As a highly polished fighting machine that needed no training.

4. What is the landmark near C Company's assignment southwest of Danang?
(a) Charlie Ridge
(b) Elephant butte
(c) Phanom Phen
(d) Alpha Range

5. How long do Caputo and his platoon continue guarding the parameters at Danang?
(a) Six months
(b) Six days
(c) Over a month
(d) Seven weeks

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Marine frontal assault look to Caputo?

2. What is the first offensive mission?

3. What does Caputo say is the second stage of soldiers in battle?

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

5. Why do they get ready to move out to the war zone several times?

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