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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

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. Marcus went to the SDV school (submarines) where in Chapter 5?

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

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

5. In the beginning of Chapter 4, Marcus noticed that over how many of the men who started out in the class never finished?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where was Marcus traveling in Chapter 1? Why? How did his team feel about their mission?

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

6. Where was Marcus and his team headed for their mission in Chapter 1? How did they feel about their objective?

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

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

9. Where was Marcus traveling in the Prologue? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the Rules of Engagement and the Geneva Conventions. How does Marcus in the narrative question these regulations? Why? How do these regulations affect warfare for the military? Do you agree or disagree with Marcus's viewpoint regarding the Rules of Engagement and the Geneva Conventions?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Marcus's training in La Posta, Camp Pendleton and San Clemente Island. What did land warfare training entail? How was demolitions training described? What is field training and how is it implemented?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Ahmad Shah and the "Mountain Tigers." What role did Ahmad Shah play within the Taliban? Why was he considered a threat to the U.S.? What was Marcus's team's objective upon finding Sharmak?

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