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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which area of Vietnam is one of the most heavily mined areas?
(a) My Khe
(b) My Lai
(c) Batangan Peninsula
(d) Redville

3. Why are the men of Alpha Company in disarray?
(a) Poor planning
(b) Overwhelmed by too many enemy soldiers
(c) Too many losses
(d) Bad leadership

4. Pinkville used to be a what?
(a) Cemetery
(b) Popular beach
(c) Wasteland
(d) Population center

5. Which of the following is the best definition for the term paralyzing as used in the following sentence? They fight paralyzing fear with each step they take.
(a) Inability to move and think
(b) Deprive somebody of voluntary movement
(c) Bring to a standstill
(d) Make somebody temporarily unable to move

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Pinkville referred to by this name?

2. Who orders the village to be searched after they find a Viet Cong rifle?

3. Which of the following describes how the female Viet Cong soldier died?

4. Which of the following ways is not one of the ways O'Brien and Bates get through the holidays?

5. Where does O'Brien go for R&R soon after he starts at LZ Gator?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event does O'Brien tell Erik he witnessed recently in the letter he sends him?

2. What does Alpha Company do for protection at night?

3. How does O'Brien feel about his new job?

4. Why are the soldiers bitter?

5. Why does Major Callicles try to humiliate O'Brien?

6. What happens to the old men after they are tied to the tree all night?

7. Why is the white first sergeant fragged?

8. How would you classify Major Callicles mental state?

9. What surprised the soldiers about the way the female Viet Cong soldier died?

10. How does O'Brien feel about himself?

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