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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Greek playwright wrote that it takes a mature person to know when lying is good?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Aeschylus.
(c) Agathon.
(d) Euripides.

2. From what country did the "Mahabharata" come from?
(a) Japan.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) China.
(d) India.

3. How many years after Marlantes killed the young NVA soldier did he first feel any emotion about having killed during the war?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

4. What was the name of Marlantes' first wife?
(a) Barb.
(b) Gisele.
(c) Kate.
(d) Gwen.

5. In Chapter Three, from what book did Marlantes include a quote by T. E. Lawrence?
(a) The Forest Giant.
(b) Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
(c) Revolt in the Desert.
(d) The Mint.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Maree Anne's little girl?

2. How many tours did Marlantes' pilot friend spend in Vietnam?

3. Who did Philoctetes go to battle against?

4. What is the name of the warrior hero in "Mahabharata"?

5. How many years passed after Philoctetes was exiled did someone come to get his weapon?

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