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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the trainees' last tests during Hell Week was known at what in Chapter 5?
(a) The Atlas hike.
(b) The around-the-world paddle.
(c) The gauntlet.
(d) Survival Saturday.

2. What year was it when six of the men left Bahrain to go on a mission in Chapter 1?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2002.

3. In Arabic, the word jihād translates as a noun meaning what?
(a) "Conceal."
(b) "Struggle."
(c) "Truth."
(d) "Attack."

4. In the beginning of Chapter 4, Marcus noticed that over how many of the men who started out in the class never finished?
(a) 20.
(b) 35.
(c) 10.
(d) 50.

5. Where did Marcus attend Sniper School in Chapter 5?
(a) Panama City, Florida.
(b) Fallon Naval Airbase.
(c) Fort Benning, Georgia.
(d) Camp Pendleton.

6. What does the word "taliban" translate to from Arabic?
(a) "Teachers."
(b) "Students."
(c) "Holy People."
(d) "Peaceful."

7. "Al-Qaeda" translates as what in English?
(a) "Religious Warrior."
(b) "The Scourge."
(c) "For God."
(d) "The Base."

8. How many men quit in the first nine hours of Hell Week in Chapter 4?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 19.

9. What was the name of Mikey's fiancee described in the Prologue?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Heather.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Holly.

10. Senior Chief Daniel Richard Healy was how old in the narrative?
(a) 32.
(b) 25.
(c) 29.
(d) 37.

11. Senior Chief Daniel Richard Healy and Marcus were on the same team for how long?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 5 years.

12. Al-Qaeda was founded sometime between what years?
(a) 1973-1981.
(b) 1956-1960.
(c) 1988-1989.
(d) 1982-1984.

13. What month was it when six of the men left Bahrain to go on a mission in Chapter 1?
(a) June.
(b) March.
(c) January.
(d) July.

14. What test did Marcus fail the first time around, as did many others, but passed his second time in Chapter 5?
(a) Advanced mechanics.
(b) Pool competency.
(c) Officer training.
(d) Basic training.

15. Sharmak commanded a group of insurgents known as what?
(a) "Snow Leopards."
(b) "Soaring Eagles."
(c) "Mountain Tigers."
(d) "Death Hawks."

Short Answer Questions

1. Petty Officer Shane Patton was the son of what?

2. What did phase three of training focus on in Chapter 5?

3. Who was the U.S. President during the period in which the autobiography takes place?

4. What is the title of Chapter 5?

5. Who gave a pep talk and told the trainees to just try to make it through each day in Chapter 4?

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