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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does O'Brien go for R&R soon after he starts at LZ Gator?
(a) Korea
(b) Australia
(c) Japan
(d) China

2. Which of the following is the best definition of a scout?
(a) Scrutinizer
(b) Reconnoiter
(c) Inspector
(d) Surveyor

3. What does Captain Johansen tell O'Brien he would rather be than anything else?
(a) Home
(b) Brave
(c) Alive
(d) Fearless

4. What does Major Callicles feel is infecting the US military?
(a) Rebellion
(b) Liberalism
(c) Conservatism
(d) Prostitution

5. In what do the Viet Cong hide the booby-trapped grenades?
(a) Tin cans
(b) Under thatched huts floors
(c) Trees
(d) Leaves

6. Which of the following is not an accurate description of guerrilla warfare?
(a) Sporadic
(b) Disjointed
(c) Operates in small groups
(d) Organized

7. What happens to Alpha Company as they are half way across the marsh?
(a) They hit a Viet Cong soldier with their armored vehicles
(b) Run into a mine field
(c) Surrounded by peasants revolting against their treatment
(d) Hit by rocket-propelled grenades

8. Which of the following is the best definition for the term sycophantic?
(a) Ingratiating
(b) Selfish
(c) Back stabbing
(d) Servant

9. What new job does O'Brien finally earn at the end of August?
(a) Captain
(b) Typist
(c) Munitions expert
(d) Radio man

10. Which of the following ways is not one of the ways O'Brien and Bates get through the holidays?
(a) Taking a 3-day leave
(b) Attending a strip tease
(c) Eating
(d) Drinking

11. Which type of mine would detonate under vehicles?
(a) M-14 anti-personnel mines
(b) Booby-trapped mortar rounds
(c) Soviet TMB
(d) Bouncing Betty

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

13. Which of the following is the best synonym for the term mocks as used in the following sentence? The Captain mocks his fear.
(a) Mimics
(b) Simulates
(c) Ridicules
(d) Fakes

14. Which of the following characters believes it is wrong to tie the old men to trees?
(a) Bates
(b) Erik
(c) Captain Johansen
(d) Mad Mark

15. Which of the following is the best synonym for treacherous as used in the following sentence? The coral reefs and sandy beaches are a treacherous paradise.
(a) Unfaithful
(b) Underhanded
(c) Dangerous
(d) Safe

Short Answer Questions

1. What is O'Brien's dream war job?

2. Which of the following is not a synonym for the term lament?

3. Where does Alpha Company find a Viet Cong rifle?

4. Which of the following describes how the scout feels about going on the march with the soldiers?

5. Where does O'Brien sleep?

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