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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What evidence do they find to show it is a VC attack?
(a) They bring in two bodies in the morning wearing Vietnamese regulation uniforms.
(b) They find a warning letter pinned to a palm tree.
(c) They discover prints in the mud made by men without shoes.
(d) They find the spent cartridges from the snipers' rifles.

3. From where does the attrition in 1st Battalion come?
(a) It happens with a large number of desertions.
(b) It is inflicted by the enemy and by themselves.
(c) It comes through serious diseases.
(d) It comes from recall of Marines to other war fronts.

4. What is a consistent reminder of the casualties of war.
(a) Announcements made over the PA system daily
(b) The faces one misses in the mess hall
(c) The number of body bags brought in each week
(d) The Medivac helicopters flying back and forth in the dripping sky

5. Why does Caputo have to count VC bodies sent in for burial?
(a) There is no time to count them in the field.
(b) To make sure they are actually dead.
(c) Company commanders tend to exaggerate body counts.
(d) To make sure none of them are Americans.

6. What is the joke Sgt. Hamilton says outside the adjutant's tent?
(a) Charlie finally learned how to find the fuse.
(b) How do I get out of this chicken shit organization?
(c) Someone should tell Charlie it is three days until the Fourth of July.
(d) I think it's time to get out of the kitchen.

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

8. For what operation is C Company ordered to prepare?
(a) Operation Harvest Moon
(b) Operation Victor charlie
(c) Operation Blue Angel
(d) Operation Hardest Mein

9. What is the stated purpose of leaving VC bodies behind the Colonel's tent?
(a) To flush out a VC infiltrator by scaring him.
(b) To show the clerks what war looks like.
(c) To give the Colonel a photo opportunity.
(d) To remind everyone why they are here.

10. What comes by belatedly as Caputo watches?
(a) A battalion of riot police
(b) A convoy of generals
(c) A convoy of Marines pulling howitzers
(d) A line of foot soldiers carrying bazookas

11. What is going on inside the operations tent the night of the assault?
(a) Everything is in order and quiet.
(b) There is confusion and the colonel is staring at the map.
(c) The lights are put out so that the VC cannot see it as a target.
(d) Platoon leaders are being briefed on what to do.

12. What exhilarates Caputo after the Hoi-Vuc village wipe out?
(a) The close combat with the remaining VC
(b) The congratulations from his men
(c) The prospect of a medal
(d) The perfect way his platoon has performed.

13. What job takes up most of Caputo's time as assistant adjutant?
(a) Regimental Mess Officer
(b) Regimental Secret and Confidential documents Officer
(c) Regimental Casualty Reporting Officer
(d) Regimental Legal Officer

14. What is the name of the operation C Company is waiting to begin?
(a) Operation Ha Na
(b) Operation Skyhawk
(c) Operation Long Lance
(d) Operation Mountain Storm

15. One night under attack, how does Sergeant Mora show up in a foxhole?
(a) Wearing only his shirt
(b) Wearing nothing but his gun belt
(c) Wearing a sheet
(d) Wearing a kimono he got in Japan

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the effect of burning magnesium?

2. During the summer, how is life for the Vietnamese peasants?

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

4. What happens during Caputo's first night as assistant adjutant?

5. What is the only advantage the platoon has over the VC at Hoi-Vuc?

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