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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. Who founded al-Qaeda?
(a) Osama bin Ladin.
(b) Ahmad Shah.
(c) George W. Bush.
(d) Gulab Aminabad.

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

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

4. What does BUD/S stand for?
(a) Biologically Unleashed Disease Spore.
(b) Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL.
(c) Bouyant Unmanned Direction System.
(d) Beneficial Underwater Diving System.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Saddam Hussein born?

3. James Suh was how old in the narrative?

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

5. Who was Marcus Luttrell traveling to meet with in the Prologue of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much rest time were the trainees given during Hell Week in Chapter 5? What was one of their final tests?

2. What was revealed in the briefing with Marcus's team in Chapter 6?

3. What did phase three of the training entail in Chapter 5? Where were the men trained? How many remained by the end of the fourth week?

4. In what ways did the instructors push the trainees in Chapter 5? What happened when Marcus was hospitalized?

5. Where did Marcus and five others leave from for a mission in Chapter 1? How did they travel? Why did they complain?

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

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

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

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

10. How does the author describe Axe in Chapter 1? Who was Axe's best friend?

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