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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. What happens to the captain that Morris replaces on his new ship?
(a) He dies in an enemy attack.
(b) He has a nervous breakdown.
(c) He collapses due to a bleeding ulcer.
(d) He suffers from epilepsy.

2. The Commander of the USS Pharris receives orders about how to deal with ships he encounters. What are those orders?
(a) He is to engage any East Bloc warship or merchant ship.
(b) He is to follow any enemy ships he finds, but is not to attack them.
(c) He is to evade any Soviet ships he encounters.
(d) He is to call for reinforcements any time he encounters enemy ships.

3. Sergetov admits that he almost wishes that he had been present at the time of the attack. Why?
(a) He thinks he could have saved some of the children.
(b) He thinks death may be preferable to playing along with the government's plot.
(c) He feels that he could have stopped the attack.
(d) He wishes he could have been a hero because of his death.

4. Edwards and his group are supposed to reach a nearby mountain where they hope to be picked up. What are they supposed to do once they reach their destination?
(a) Signal a helicopter to come pick them up.
(b) Take cover and await further orders.
(c) Report everything that they see to their command.
(d) Make camp and prepare to march again the next day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the full name of the captain of the Battleaxe?

2. Where is the air base in Iceland?

3. Who discovers the refinery fire?

4. What causes the Russians to begin searching for Edwards and his men after the American attack on the Keflavik air base?

5. After the Americans attack the Keflavik air base, Edwards announces that he and his men will have to relocate to a third location. Why?

(see the answer key)

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