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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has noticed the relaxed camp arrangements and tries to correct them?
(a) Maj-Gen Lew Walt
(b) Captain Johnson
(c) Phil Caputo
(d) Colonel Anderson

2. How is pursuit defined in the jungle of Vietnam?
(a) A joyous chase
(b) A vicious, mud-bound manhunt
(c) As a regular forward march
(d) Like a surreal track meet

3. What is the real resistance walking from the L to the Vietnamese village?
(a) Muddy rice paddies
(b) The land, the sun, and the jungle
(c) Constant sniper fire
(d) Farmers armed with pitchforks

4. How does Caputo classify Gen. Westmoreland?
(a) As a businessman
(b) As a fighting man
(c) As a figure head
(d) As a public relations man

5. What change does Caputo notice in his men back at their position on the hill?
(a) They have all truned gray haired.
(b) They have become even closer.
(c) They have grown apart and do not look at each other.
(d) They are withdrawn and wild-eyed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the Marines return to base camp?

3. In reality, how much time per day does the adjutant work require?

4. What does Lieutenant Tester want to know about Caputo's trip to Japan?

5. What is the meaning of Sympathetic Detonation?

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