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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20, Another War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the lake which O'Brien likes to ride around?
(a) Nyasa
(b) Tanganyika
(c) Okabena
(d) Nasser

2. What does Alpha company come across in chapter twelve?
(a) Injured Viet Cong female soldier
(b) Previously unknown of beach
(c) Safe place to rest for the night
(d) Hidden mine field

3. Which of the following is a synonym for the term raucous as it is used to describe the bus ride to basic training?
(a) Boisterous
(b) Guttural
(c) Soft
(d) Rough

4. Which person with whom O'Brien meets seems more interested in dandruff than his views on the war?
(a) Drill sergeant
(b) Parents
(c) Battalion commander
(d) Chaplain

5. What is Alpha Company assigned to protect on the beaches of a lagoon?
(a) Viet Cong prisoners
(b) Refugees
(c) An American military installation
(d) The lagoon from Viet Cong ships

Short Answer Questions

1. To which company is O'Brien first assigned?

2. What does O'Brien think will happen to him in the rainforest in Vietnam?

3. How does O'Brien feel in chapter thirteen?

4. Which of the following best describes how O'Brien feels about the war?

5. Courage without wisdom is what, according to O'Brien's interpretation of Plato?

(see the answer key)

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