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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Franks do at his first GI Party?
(a) Study Vietnam.
(b) Do push ups.
(c) Learn the rules of war.
(d) Clean latrines.

2. In what month are Franks and Cathy married?
(a) March.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) May.

3. How old was Tommy when he moved to Stratford?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

4. How many people live in the Middle East in 2000?
(a) Five billion.
(b) Two billion.
(c) Five million.
(d) Two million.

5. Where does Franks's unit sleep during his Vietnam tour?
(a) Fox holes.
(b) The jungle.
(c) Trenches.
(d) Nylon tents.

6. What kind of battery is Franks in control of after his college graduation?
(a) Aerial Raid.
(b) Howitzer.
(c) Platform.
(d) Jimmy Guns.

7. How many men are killed when the USS Cole is bombed?
(a) Thirty-seven.
(b) Seventeen,
(c) Seven.
(d) Twenty-seven.

8. What does Franks say is more important than brute force?
(a) Training.
(b) Numbers.
(c) Politics.
(d) Intelligence.

9. Who is the vice president when war is declared?
(a) Bob Dole.
(b) Al Gore.
(c) Dick Cheney.
(d) Dan Quail.

10. What is the main fear when the president declares war?
(a) That the American people will not like this.
(b) That they are targeting the wrong people.
(c) That it will cause a tax burden.
(d) That the enemy will use nuclear weapons.

11. What is the title of the third chapter?
(a) The Crucible.
(b) Panama.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) The Trial.

12. Who is in charge of Operation Knight Strike?
(a) Randy House.
(b) Jimmy Boone.
(c) Franky Tomb.
(d) Tommy Franks.

13. What month does Franks return home from Vietnam?
(a) October.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) January.

14. What were Franks's interests in high school?
(a) Money and Traveling.
(b) Girls and cars.
(c) Sports and friends.
(d) Fighting and Eating.

15. Why did Franks think blacks needed separate schools?
(a) They were not as smart.
(b) They ate different food.
(c) They did not like white kids.
(d) They spoke differently.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Franks feel about being told he will never be a high-ranking officer?

2. What did Franks's father say about men who went to jail?

3. What is the expression used when automatic weapons are fired from the unprotected sides of the base?

4. What organization did Franks's father get involved with for Franks?

5. Which Middle Eastern country is a training ground for terrorists in 2000?

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