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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tales of the Pacific and The Good Reuben James.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Robert Rasmus feel about life's problems since the war?
(a) They're all what he was trained to face.
(b) They're all minor by comparison.
(c) They're all easier to handle because of that experience.
(d) They're all major by comparison.

2. What does Peter Ota tell us is worse than death in Japanese culture?
(a) Unkindness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Shame.
(d) Dishonesty.

3. Why was John Garcia brought before a navy court?
(a) He was accused of aiding the enemy.
(b) He refused to go into a burning ship.
(c) He was firing unauthorized ammunition.
(d) He lied about his age to enlist.

4. How long was the Bataan Death March?
(a) Sixty miles.
(b) Twenty miles.
(c) Two hundred miles.
(d) Forty miles.

5. What did the German soldiers want from the captured Americans that the Americans destroyed?
(a) Their ammunition.
(b) Their .45 pistols.
(c) Their machine guns.
(d) Their mortars.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many support personnel were behind each rifleman?

2. Why did Peter Bezich's son go to prison?

3. What unusual food did Ken Hourigan eat in the Philippines?

4. What did the Japanese code of war, Bushido, mean?

5. Where does Richard Prendergast say the biggest infantrymen are placed?

(see the answer key)

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