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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who makes up Caputo's first command?
(a) Older, war experienced non-coms
(b) A group of forty Marines in the Third Marines Division
(c) New recruits from Alabama
(d) Men he went to basic training with

3. Why do they get ready to move out to the war zone several times?
(a) It's a kind of war game they play.
(b) There is nothing better to do.
(c) There are several false alarms of going to war, but none pan out .
(d) They want to be sure they know what to do.

4. What sobering realization does Caputo come to after his service in Vietnam?
(a) That serving your country is a greater responsibility than anyone understands.
(b) He wants so badly to be a man in the middle of danger, that he did not realize he iss toying with death.
(c) He is too young when he enlists to realize how boring the military really is.
(d) That war is the only answer to the problems of the world.

5. What happens with the ARVN scouts in the first offensive action?
(a) They detach themselves and flee in panic.
(b) They take a stand between the Marines and the enemy.
(c) They are all captured and shot.
(d) They are massacred by the Viet Cong.

6. What do the bar girls insist on before they will leave with a Marine?
(a) He must get tested by a vietnamese doctor.
(b) He must pay them up front for their services.
(c) He must buy them one drink.
(d) He must go shower.

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

8. What happens when Caputo drinks with some Australian soldiers?
(a) He drinks the Aussies under the table.
(b) He ends up having to pay for the drinks.
(c) He has one drink and leaves before things get out of hand.
(d) He gets drunk and wakes up the next morning in a bargirl's room.

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

10. What names does Caputo recall from his platoon?
(a) Men who either died or were severely wounded in combat
(b) Men who caused him the most grief
(c) Men with whom he played poker and drank beer
(d) Men who always followed his orders to the letter

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

12. How do the Marines return to base camp?
(a) A truck convoy picks them up.
(b) Wagons pulled by water buffalo take them back.
(c) They have to march all the way back.
(d) They wait for morning and go by helicopter.

13. What looks beautiful from the hill but becomes ominous up close?
(a) The Cordellia
(b) The muddy colored river
(c) The vietnamese villages
(d) The orange smoke of artillery

14. What position does Battalion Headquarters take on identifying a Viet Cong?
(a) If he has a Russian made gun, he is a Viet Cong.
(b) If he attempts to hide, he is a Viet Cong.
(c) If he is dead and Vietnamese, he is a Viet Cong.
(d) If the acts suspiciously, he is a Viet Cong.

15. What does Lemmon tell Caputo that Sullivan is doing when he gets shot?
(a) Patrolling the area
(b) Filling canteens at the river
(c) Operating the radio
(d) Cleaning his rifle

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Caputo call the training for war?

2. How is pursuit defined in the jungle of Vietnam?

3. How does Caputo see future life in the military?

4. What is the refrain the sergeant teaches the men during war training?

5. Why does Peterson call for an air strike on Hill 107?

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