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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 35 through 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Terry Mackell has great success locating tanks with what kind of instrument?
(a) Satellites.
(b) Sonar.
(c) Antennae.
(d) Radar.

2. On the Pharris, Morris realizes that the loss of the Keflavik air base is more significant than he once anticipated. Why?
(a) It allows the Russians to bring in reinforcements.
(b) It means the Navy can not use any air planes.
(c) It allows the Russians to attack both by air and by sea.
(d) It means that the Navy can not contact their ships at sea.

3. What do Edwards and his men do when they realize that they have been located by the Russians on the mountain?
(a) They radio an Allied helicopter to come shoot the Russians.
(b) They scatter and hide in the mountains.
(c) They retreat to another hill.
(d) They take defensive positions and wait for the Russians to come close to them.

4. Doghouse tells Edwards and his men are told to "take a little hike." Where are they supposed to go?
(a) A town called Hvammsfjordur.
(b) A distant Marine outpost.
(c) The nearest American ship.
(d) To meet up with another group of stranded Marines.

5. The men that escape the sunken submarine are captured and taken on board the Pharris. How are they treated?
(a) They are locked in a store room and given minimal food and water.
(b) They are executed.
(c) They are well cared for, but they are separated from the rest of the crew.
(d) They are tortured for information.

Short Answer Questions

1. When American forces attack the Keflavik air base, how many American planes do the Russians take down in their counter-attack?

2. While the American military waits to confirm a plan to down Soviet satellites, something happens that sets back the operation. What happens?

3. Toland believes that the incident in Russia was faked. What reason would Russia have to fake something of this magnitude?

4. When Toland is recalled to duty and is preparing to leave his home, he hears a news report about something that occurs at the Kremlin. What was it?

5. In Iceland, Edwards and his men near the hill Doghouse told them to reach but are unable to approach it. Why?

(see the answer key)

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