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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Caputo say about the significance of a single death in war?
(a) After so long a time, it has no significance at all.
(b) One developes a sense of better him than me.
(c) After experiencing many deaths, the impact of one death diminishes.
(d) No matter how many you see, it never diminishes in effect.

2. What do they learn about military plans in the bush?
(a) How to avoid surprise.
(b) Their Quantico training has really paid off.
(c) Nothing ever happens according to plan.
(d) Why there are always contingencies.

3. What is Colonel Nickerson's interest during this time?
(a) Building a horseshoe pit
(b) Regulating the drinking hours
(c) Speeding up the defense preparations
(d) Getting a new command

4. In reality, how much time per day does the adjutant work require?
(a) Six to eight hours per day
(b) Two hours in the mornings
(c) At least ten hours a day
(d) Three or four hours

5. What is the concern when they follow another VC blood trail?
(a) That they would not find him alive to take as a prisoner.
(b) That his wounds are not serious and he would get away.
(c) That he could be hidden waiting to take some of them with him.
(d) That it will actually be one of their own men.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Caputo say accounts for many other casualties?

3. From the ridge where they are located, why can the platoon not fire mortars at the VC?

4. Does Caputo believe the deployment is for real when he is told about it?

5. What do Caputo and his platoon have in common?

(see the answer key)

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