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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Marlantes go when he first felt emotion about the killing he had done during the war?
(a) His room.
(b) A meadow.
(c) The woods.
(d) Church.

2. In Chapter Four, where was the platoon that Marlantes was commanding holding a key bridge?
(a) Route 4.
(b) Route 11.
(c) Route 9.
(d) Route 20.

3. What human form did the god in "Mahabharata" take?
(a) Merchant.
(b) Charioteer.
(c) King.
(d) Soldier.

4. What creature did Marlantes have to kill after dogs had harried it?
(a) Seagull.
(b) Hamster.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Kitten.

5. How big was the sturgeon that Marlantes and his grandfather caught in June, 1959?
(a) 9 feet.
(b) 6 feet.
(c) 7 feet.
(d) 8 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far was the bridge referenced in question 59 from Marlantes' company's position?

2. What was Joseph Campbell's ethnic background?

3. How many people did Marlantes know were dead because of his behavior?

4. 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?

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

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