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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 12 refers to a loose hooded cloak, typically woolen, traditionally worn by Arabs?
(a) Djellaba.
(b) Burka.
(c) Sari.
(d) Bashuka.

2. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a temporary camp without tents or cover, used by soldiers?
(a) Yurt.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Bivouac.
(d) Igloo.

3. Where does Barbara say their Humvee was when they witnessed the explosion that killed two marines in Chapter 8?
(a) Near An Najaf.
(b) Near Zarah Square.
(c) Near An Nasiriyah.
(d) Near Rasheed Airport.

4. To which of the two main branches of Islam did Saddam Hussein belong, according to the narrator in Chapter 8?
(a) Sunni.
(b) Shiite.
(c) Kurd.
(d) Mawlaw'īyya.

5. For how many days does the sandstorm last in Chapter 4?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of vehicle is the narrator and his squad traveling in as they enter Iraq in Chapter 4?

2. What is the name of the Iraqi boy in Al-Uhaimir that sets up the soccer game between the American soldiers and the Iraqi children of the village in Chapter 12?

3. What woman soldier from the 507th is said to have been possibly raped during her capture in Chapter 8?

4. Where does Corporal Danforth say he’s from when Jonesy interviews him in Chapter 8?

5. What is the Arabic news station called that has shown some of the prisoners that have been taken in Chapter 4?

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