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

2. After Marcus completed BUD/S, he went to jump school where in Chapter 5?
(a) Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
(b) Fort Benning, Georgia.
(c) Panama City, Florida.
(d) San Clemente Island.

3. What did the six men load into and complain about the primitive travel when leaving Bahrain in Chapter 1?
(a) A C-130 Hercules.
(b) A P-51D.
(c) A MiG-23.
(d) A F-22 Raptor.

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

5. Marcus left home on March 7, 1999 when he was how old, according to Chapter 3?
(a) 19.
(b) 23.
(c) 16.
(d) 27.

Short Answer Questions

1. Saddam Hussein was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 1979 until what year?

2. The Taliban is an Islamist militant and political group that ruled large parts of Afghanistan from September 1996 until when?

3. What was the name of Mikey's fiancee described in the Prologue?

4. What test did Marcus fail the first time around, as did many others, but passed his second time in Chapter 5?

5. What is a common worldwide bacterial disease, transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Marcus feel about the meetings he had in the Prologue? Which meeting was the hardest?

2. What does the author relate of his father in Chapter 2? How did his father influence him to become a Navy SEAL?

3. How is Shane Patton described in Chapter 1? How did Marcus relate to Shane?

4. How does the author employ foreshadowing when describing his tour in Iraq in Chapter 1?

5. How does the author describe Mikey in Chapter 1? What did Marcus like about Mikey?

6. What does the author discuss regarding the ethics and politics of war in Chapter 6?

7. How does the author describe the beginning of Hell Week in Chapter 5? Why did Marcus feel several of the men quit?

8. What aspect of training had Marcus just completed at the beginning of Chapter 4? How had his class transformed at this point?

9. How did Hell Week conclude in Chapter 5, according to the author? How many of the men lasted through the week?

10. How did the author describe Danny in Chapter 1? How did Danny act toward the other members of the team?

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