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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, Wise Endurance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is O'Brien due to report for basic training?
(a) End of the fall
(b) End of the summer
(c) Middle of the winter
(d) Beginning of the spring

2. Which of the following does Erik read intently?
(a) Lawrence
(b) Emmerson
(c) Aristotle
(d) Plato

3. Courage without wisdom is what, according to O'Brien's interpretation of Plato?
(a) A sign of weakness
(b) Unwise
(c) Not true courage
(d) Showing an inability to follow through

4. Which person with whom O'Brien meets to share his opposition to the war curses regularly?
(a) Drill sergeant
(b) Parents
(c) Battalion commander
(d) Chaplain

5. Which area is considered really dangerous?
(a) Long Binh
(b) Pinkville
(c) Batangan Peninsula
(d) Chu Lai

Short Answer Questions

1. What does it mean to get wasted to the members of Alpha Company?

2. After the attack on which village does O'Brien lose a buddy?

3. How many men were in O'Brien's basic training unit?

4. Which of the following was one of O'Brien's common winter activities?

5. Which of the following best describes how O'Brien feels about Captain Johansen?

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