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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the incident where body count was exaggerated in Chapter Six, what millimeter high explosives were dropped?
(a) 155.
(b) 105.
(c) 205.
(d) 175.

2. Where did the skipper of Marlantes' unit go to college?
(a) University of Iowa.
(b) Michigan State.
(c) University of Colorado.
(d) University of Southern California.

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

4. During his military service, how many times did Marlantes see the First Marine break through the last defenses on an assault?
(a) 3 times.
(b) 5 times.
(c) 4 times.
(d) 2 times.

5. What Greek playwright wrote that it takes a mature person to know when lying is good?
(a) Agathon.
(b) Aeschylus.
(c) Euripides.
(d) Sophocles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Sergeant Bell?

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

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

4. From what country did the "Mahabharata" come from?

5. Where was Marlantes headed in 1967 when he heard President Johnson give a speech?

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