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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Alpha Company.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the best definition for insurgent?
(a) A person who revels in the pain of others
(b) A person who rebels against authority
(c) A soldier
(d) An uprising

2. To which company is O'Brien first assigned?
(a) Bravo
(b) Gator
(c) Combat
(d) Alpha

3. Which of the following is the best definition of the term shorn as used in the following sentence? Everyone is sober, shaven and shorn after raising their hands and reciting an oath.
(a) Closely guarded
(b) Resigned
(c) Short hair cut
(d) Deprived of something

4. Which of the following was not an accurate description, according to O'Brien, of the men who make up Alpha company?
(a) Lost all sense of proper human interpersonal communication
(b) Curse wildly
(c) Lost all manners
(d) Bizarre

5. With whom must any soldier who wishes to meet with the battalion commander meet with prior to being allowed to meet with the battalion commander?
(a) Commander's secretary
(b) Morale officer
(c) Drill sergeant
(d) Chaplain

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the name of O'Brien's only friend during basic training?

2. Who gives the soldiers of Alpha Company back rubs?

3. Which of the following is a synonym for "Charlie"?

4. In what way does O'Brien classify himself?

5. Which of the following is not a synonym for spry?

(see the answer key)

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