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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Spartans died defending Thermopylae?
(a) 300.
(b) 250.
(c) 142.
(d) 58.

2. How long before he was discharged, did Marlantes board a train for New York?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 months.

3. What was the name of the Lance Corporal Marlantes mentioned at the beginning of Chapter Six?
(a) Smithers.
(b) Smothers.
(c) Wyatt.
(d) Williams.

4. How many tours did Marlantes' pilot friend spend in Vietnam?
(a) 3.
(b) 2
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

5. At the beginning of Chapter Six, how far were the scorekeepers from the lance corporal?
(a) 25 kilometers.
(b) 15 kilometers.
(c) 50 kilometers.
(d) 5 kilometers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Spartan commander who died defending Thermopylae?

2. What was the name of Marlantes' first wife?

3. What injured Philoctetes when he was on his way to war?

4. How many years after Marlantes killed the young NVA soldier did he first feel any emotion about having killed during the war?

5. In Greek and Roman mythology, what was a metaphor for consciousness?

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