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

2. When was the Viking poem written that Marlantes quoted in Chapter Four?
(a) 7th century.
(b) 8th century.
(c) 10th century.
(d) 5th century.

3. When did the U.S. first bomb Libya?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1991.

4. In Chapter 4, what word did Marlantes use to describe the least acknowledged aspect of war?
(a) Devastating.
(b) Exhilarating.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Horrifying.

5. When things were going wrong, in what language would Marlantes' grandfather cuss?
(a) Italian.
(b) German.
(c) Swedish.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had the Third Marine Division and the North Vietnamese Army struggled?

2. What was Joseph Campbell's ethnic background?

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

4. How long was Marlantes' grandfather's fishing boat?

5. What type of plane did Marlantes' friend, who was an ex-Navy pilot, fly as a civilian?

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