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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1968 when Marlantes was left in charge of an undermanned platoon, how long did he and his men sleep at a time?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

2. How many jobs had Marlantes had between his attendance at the therapy group and his dinner with Joseph Campbell?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. How long was Marlantes' grandfather's fishing boat?
(a) 30 feet.
(b) 20 feet.
(c) 40 feet.
(d) 50 feet.

4. When an teenage NVA soldier started to throw a grenade at Marlantes, how far from Marlantes was the hole he was standing in?
(a) 30 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 15 feet.
(d) 20 feet.

5. 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?
(a) 350.
(b) 500.
(c) Only a couple hundred.
(d) About a thousand.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many shots did Marlantes fire at the NVA soldier referenced in #21 above?

2. During his military service, how many times did Marlantes see the First Marine break through the last defenses on an assault?

3. Who urged Marlantes to attend an encounter, group-therapy weekend.

4. What did Marlantes say was the Irish equivalent of the Iliad?

5. How old was Joseph Henderson when he died?

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