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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Marlantes fight an NVA soldier in Chapter Six?
(a) Inside a bunker.
(b) Near a river.
(c) In a bramble patch.
(d) Inside a hospital.

2. In Chapter Four, how old was the volunteer who went with Marlantes to assess the platoon holding a key bridge?
(a) 31.
(b) 24.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.

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

4. 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?
(a) 500.
(b) 350.
(c) Only a couple hundred.
(d) About a thousand.

5. What weapon was Marlantes carrying when he encountered an NVA soldier in Chapter Five?
(a) Dagger.
(b) M-16.
(c) Kabar.
(d) Grenade.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many shots did Marlantes fire at the NVA soldier referenced in #21 above?

2. Who urged Marlantes to attend an encounter, group-therapy weekend.

3. In 1968, how many men served in the Marine Air Group that flew in and took out the injured?

4. In 1968 when Marlantes was left in charge of an undermanned platoon, how long did he and his men sleep at a time?

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

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