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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion did Marlantes feel about the killing he did so many years ago?
(a) Anger.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Grief.
(d) Sadness.

2. Who wrote "The True Believer."
(a) C. S. Lewis.
(b) Eric Hoffer.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Martin Luther King Jr.

3. Which Kipling's poem did Marlantes say was not about gratitude, but attitude?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Anchor Song.
(c) Boots.
(d) Cold Iron.

4. In front of how many witnesses did P-Dog drop a joint on the floor?
(a) About 10.
(b) 8.
(c) About a dozen.
(d) 5.

5. What was the rank of the officer who told Marlantes to clean up his act?
(a) Major.
(b) General.
(c) Captain.
(d) Corporal.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1968, after securing the top of a mountain for a new artillery firebase, how many men did Marlantes have in his rifle platoon?

2. 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?

3. How large was the net that Marlantes' grandfather used to fish with?

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

5. Who was Marlantes philosophy tutor at Oxford?

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