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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “War Stories”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What military slang term is used in "OIF" to describe non-infantry, non-combat soldiers or staff?
(a) PNO.
(b) POG.
(c) MTG.
(d) ANP.

2. When was Timhead's older brother killed in combat?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2005.

3. Who married a forty-year-old with two kids two weeks before deployment, according to the narrator in "After Action Report"?
(a) Lance Corporal Jobrani.
(b) Lance Corporal Suba.
(c) Sergeant Price.
(d) Sergeant Kurtz.

4. What word refers to language peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group?
(a) Jargon.
(b) Irony.
(c) Omniscience.
(d) Metaphor.

5. Who has said in “Money as a Weapons System” that "sports diplomacy" could lead to democracy in Iraq?
(a) Chris Roper.
(b) Sergeant Green.
(c) Major Zima.
(d) Eicholtz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of music does Waguih describe the American troops playing on loudspeakers in Iraq?

2. What does the acronym NAM represent in "OIF"?

3. What happens to the terrorist leader in Waguih's story in "Psychological Operations"?

4. What is the name of the narrator's dog in "Redeployment"?

5. What word from "Prayer in the Furnace" refers to biographies of saints or venerated persons?

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