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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. In what year does O'Brien go for basic training?
(a) 1970
(b) 1962
(c) 1968
(d) 1965

2. 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) Resigned
(b) Short hair cut
(c) Deprived of something
(d) Closely guarded

3. Which term means to march with items such as a pack or some military supplies?
(a) Crack
(b) Hump
(c) Pack
(d) Hack

4. How do the men of Alpha Company react to the nighttime attack?
(a) Laugh
(b) Hide in foxholes
(c) Organize themselves to counter attack
(d) Take cover

5. In what branch of the military does O'Brien serve?
(a) Air Force
(b) Marines
(c) Army
(d) Navy

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following describes the nickname for the time period in which O'Brien was born?

2. What is the name of the lake which O'Brien likes to ride around?

3. Which of the following is a new piece of equipment the soldiers break out in Chapter Four?

4. What do the soldiers decide to do when they discover a tunnel in a village rather than sending a soldier down?

5. How does O'Brien describe the look in the girls' eyes who were selling Cokes?

(see the answer key)

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