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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Saddam Hussein was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 1979 until what year?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2005.

2. What was Axe's full name and title?
(a) Petty Officer Matthew Gene Axelson.
(b) Petty Officer Shane James Axelson.
(c) Petty Officer Dennis Elliot Aximov.
(d) Petty Officer James Axel Williams.

3. Marcus felt that those who quit did so because they weren't heeding whose advice in Chapter 5?
(a) Admiral Mullin's.
(b) Sergeant Davis'.
(c) Captain Peterson's.
(d) Captain Maguire's.

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

5. What refers to the tearing-down of buildings and other structures, the opposite of construction?
(a) Remodeling.
(b) Ground war.
(c) Demolition.
(d) Landscaping.

6. Where did the trainees go for advanced shooting and tactics, demolitions, and field training in Chapter 5?
(a) Fort Benning, Georgia.
(b) Panama City, Florida.
(c) Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
(d) San Clemente Island.

7. After three days without sleep, the men were sent to their tents for how much rest in Chapter 5?
(a) 50 minutes.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 1 hour and 45 minutes.
(d) 3 hours.

8. Marcus received his Trident on what date in Chapter 5?
(a) April 4, 2000.
(b) January 31, 2002.
(c) May 19, 2003.
(d) September 11, 2005.

9. Where did Mikey's fiancee live in the Prologue of the book?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Denver.
(c) New York.
(d) Los Angeles.

10. What is the title of Chapter 2?
(a) "Baby Seals... and Big Ole Gators."
(b) "Welcome to Hell, Gentlemen."
(c) "Like the Remnants of a Ravaged Army."
(d) "To Afghanistan... In a Flying Warehouse."

11. What did phase three of training focus on in Chapter 5?
(a) Air combat.
(b) Surviving in caves.
(c) Land warfare.
(d) Aquatic skills.

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

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

14. Axe was best friends with whom in the narrative?
(a) Morgan.
(b) Danny.
(c) Mikey.
(d) David.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sharmak commanded a group of insurgents known as what?

2. In Chapter 4, the men were told that what percentage of them would quit?

3. What is the title of Chapter 4?

4. When did the World Trade Tower attacks take place in the United States?

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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