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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the actor playing the main character in the movie that caused Marlantes to want a medal?
(a) Cary Grant.
(b) Audie Murphy.
(c) Jimmy Stewart.
(d) John Wayne.

2. How long had the Third Marine Division and the North Vietnamese Army struggled?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 2 years.

3. What military commander told reporters during Desert Storm that estimates of how many Iraqi soldiers were killed were meaningless?
(a) Charles Horner.
(b) Robert B. Johnston.
(c) Norm Schwarzkopf.
(d) Calvin Waller.

4. When Marlantes was with his company in the high mountains that formed the Vietnamese border with Laos, what did he target for an air strike?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A village.
(c) Elephants.
(d) An underground base.

5. What was the name of PFC Nelson's friend who died at the beginning of Chapter Six?
(a) Manning.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Katz.
(d) Ryan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the names of Marlantes' sons?

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

3. At the beginning of Chapter Six, how far were the scorekeepers from the lance corporal?

4. What types of trees covered the ridges where Marlantes and his fellow Scouts did their survival training?

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

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