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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 6 that “the guys from the 3rd ID and the 4th Marines were bopping around Baghdad and getting on television” because they had been present when what was torn down?
(a) The Berlin Wall.
(b) Saddam Hussein’s statue.
(c) The statue of Jalibah.
(d) The Wall of China.

2. When did the first Gulf War (“Operation Desert Storm”) take place?
(a) 1990-1991.
(b) 1992-1994.
(c) 1991-1993.
(d) 1989-1990.

3. The 3rd Infantry Division is generally following what group that enters Iraq first in Chapter 4?
(a) The Air Force.
(b) The Marines.
(c) The Political Brigade.
(d) The Special Ops.

4. How old does Jean Darcy say her great-grandmother is in Chapter 3?
(a) 75 years old.
(b) 80 years old.
(c) 90 years old.
(d) 85 years old.

5. What phrase used in Chapter 6 refers to the uncertainty in situational awareness experienced by participants in military operations?
(a) “Fog of war.”
(b) “Cultural confusion.”
(c) “Lag of time.”
(d) “Haze of fear.”

Short Answer Questions

1. The first Gulf War (“Operation Desert Storm”) was waged by a U.N. coalition force of 34 nations against Iraq in response to what?

2. Who from the Third Squad is described in Chapter 2 as “a really quiet guy… who had worked in a rehabilitation center in civilian life”?

3. What is the name of the field interpreter for the narrator’s team in Chapter 2?

4. After reading the letter from his mother in Chapter 7, Private Perry thinks about how she said he was always what type of individual?

5. Who says in Chapter 3, “What we got to do over here is to kill all of them and let God sort them out”?

(see the answer key)

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