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

2. What was the nickname of Senior Chief Daniel Richard Healy?
(a) Bobby.
(b) Barry.
(c) Danny.
(d) Johnny.

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

4. Mikey was whose best friend in the narrative?
(a) David's.
(b) Morgan's.
(c) Axe's.
(d) Marcus'.

5. The six members of the team did what so they looked more like Afghan fighters in Chapter 1?
(a) Wore glasses.
(b) Wore sandals.
(c) Grew beards.
(d) Carried more modest weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the initial 98 made it through the first four-week assessment of BUD/S in Chapter 4?

2. Axe was best friends with whom in the narrative?

3. What refers to technology used to conceal ships, aircraft, and missiles?

4. What was the training called in which men burst into the room with machine guns blaring as they shot the lights out in Chapter 4?

5. What was Sharmak's actual name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where did Marcus pursue more training following BUD/S in Chapter 5? In what did he train?

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

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

6. What did Captain Maguire tell Marcus's training class in Chapter 4? How many men made it through the first four-week assessment?

7. What does Marcus reflect upon as the team is flying in Chapter 2? How does he describe his family?

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

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

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

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