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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time did Marlantes have after combat that could have been spent mourning and asking for forgiveness?
(a) 20-30 minutes.
(b) 10-15 minutes.
(c) A couple hours.
(d) About a half an hour.

2. How many tours did Marlantes' pilot friend spend in Vietnam?
(a) 2
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. How many years after the therapy-group experience, did Marlantes have dinner with Joseph Campbell?
(a) 2 years.
(b) About 5 years.
(c) About 8 years.
(d) 7 years.

4. In 1968 when Marlantes lead an undermanned platoon, what was the height of the cliff on the north side of their area?
(a) 1500 feet.
(b) 1600 feet.
(c) 2100 feet.
(d) 3200 feet.

5. How many cylinders might an engine have on a boat like the one Marlantes' grandfather owned?
(a) 8-10 cylinders.
(b) 5 cylinders.
(c) 4-6 cylinders.
(d) 12 cylinders.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the warrior hero in "Mahabharata"?

4. Where did Marlantes go when he first felt emotion about the killing he had done during the war?

5. Where did Marlantes' grandfather often fish?

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