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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What event does Caputo recall that further dims the idea of glamor in war?
(a) A visit to the field hospital
(b) The crash of a Marine helicopter
(c) An outbreak of malaria
(d) Watching one of his men shot and killed by a sniper

3. How many men are on a helicopter team?
(a) Eight
(b) Six
(c) Ten
(d) Four

4. How does Caputo see future life in the military?
(a) As an occasion for excitement and danger
(b) As financial security for the rest of his life
(c) As an easy way to make money
(d) As good training for surviving natural disasters

5. What does Caputo say accounts for many other casualties?
(a) Disorientation resulting in wandering from the camp
(b) Sunstroke and accidents, accidental discharges of weapons, and disease
(c) Heavy artillery fire that came mostly at night
(d) Suicides and in-fighting

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Caputo describe his platoon?

2. What happens right under their noses as they settle into Danang?

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

4. Why does boredom get replaced with terror on the outpost hill?

5. Why throw a grenade instead of firing a rifle in the dark?

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