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Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the warrior hero in "Mahabharata"?
(a) Arjuna.
(b) Lakshman.
(c) Shiva.
(d) Rudra.

3. How far was Marlantes' hometown from his arrival airport when he flew back home?
(a) 25 miles.
(b) 75 miles.
(c) 100 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

4. In the Greek play that Marlantes retold in Chapter Six, who was the only person who could use the magic bow?
(a) Perseus.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Theuseus.
(d) Neoptolemus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years after the therapy-group experience, did Marlantes have dinner with Joseph Campbell?

2. What was Marlantes religious affiliation growing up?

3. When was the "Mahabharata" first written down and preserved?

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

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

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