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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Marlantes religious affiliation growing up?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Presbyterian.
(d) Methodist.

2. How much time did Marlantes have after combat that could have been spent mourning and asking for forgiveness?
(a) 20-30 minutes.
(b) A couple hours.
(c) 10-15 minutes.
(d) About a half an hour.

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

4. What was the name of Marlantes' buddy who also shot at a teen NVA soldier with a grenade?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Carolina.
(c) Tex.
(d) Alabama.

5. When did the U.S. first bomb Libya?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1991.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cylinders might an engine have on a boat like the one Marlantes' grandfather owned?

2. How long had the Third Marine Division and the North Vietnamese Army struggled?

3. What group of people ended up fighting for a government that was murdering millions in concentration camps?

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

5. When was the Viking poem written that Marlantes quoted in Chapter Four?

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