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

2. How big was the sturgeon that Marlantes and his grandfather caught in June, 1959?
(a) 8 cents.
(b) 9 cents.
(c) 7 cents.
(d) 10 cents.

3. In 1968, how many men served in the Marine Air Group that flew in and took out the injured?
(a) 29.
(b) 39.
(c) 19.
(d) 47.

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

5. How many shots did Marlantes fire at the NVA soldier referenced in #21 above?
(a) 4 to 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 2 to 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Marlantes grow up?

2. What human form did the god in "Mahabharata" take?

3. 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?

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

5. In Chapter Two, how old was Marlantes' when he endured a storm on his grandfather's fishing boat?

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