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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What rank did Marlantes hold after Vietnam?
(a) Corporal.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) General.
(d) Colonel.

3. Which Kipling's poem did Marlantes say was not about gratitude, but attitude?
(a) Cold Iron.
(b) Boots.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Anchor Song.

4. When was the movie "Psycho" released?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1963.

5. Where was Marlantes headed in 1967 when he heard President Johnson give a speech?
(a) New York.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Denver.
(d) Washington D.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Four, how did Marlantes get to the bridge that his platoon was holding?

2. What injuries did Marlantes suffer during the skirmish with the NVA teenager?

3. After Marlantes had been in Vietnam about a year and was assigned to be an air observer, how many feet off the ground did the observation plane fly?

4. In a retelling of a classic illustration of the code of Bushido, what was the name of the samurai lord who was exiled from the capital?

5. What was Marlantes religious affiliation growing up?

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