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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 group of people ended up fighting for a government that was murdering millions in concentration camps?
(a) Germans.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Russians.
(d) Serbs.

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

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

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 village.
(b) A hospital.
(c) Elephants.
(d) An underground base.

5. What was Joseph Campbell's ethnic background?
(a) French.
(b) Irish.
(c) British.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. What injuries did Marlantes suffer during the skirmish with the NVA teenager?

2. How many jobs had Marlantes had between his attendance at the therapy group and his dinner with Joseph Campbell?

3. Where was Marlantes when he saw a little girl who had had her hands cut off to enhance her ability to beg?

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

5. How many people did Marlantes know were dead because of his behavior?

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