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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the adult leader of Marlantes' Scout troop who dropped the boys off to learn survival skills?
(a) Bill.
(b) Pete.
(c) Rob.
(d) Joe.

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

3. In the incident where body count was exaggerated in Chapter Six, what millimeter high explosives were dropped?
(a) 175.
(b) 205.
(c) 155.
(d) 105.

4. How far apart was each pair of Scouts dropped off?
(a) About a half a mile.
(b) About 1 mile.
(c) 3/4 mile.
(d) 1/4 mile.

5. What was the name of the Spartan commander who died defending Thermopylae?
(a) Aeneas.
(b) Leonidas.
(c) Endymion.
(d) Achilles.

6. What movie had Marlantes seen that made him want a medal?
(a) Sergeant York.
(b) They Were Expendable.
(c) To Hell and Back.
(d) Twelve O'Clock High.

7. What Greek playwright wrote that it takes a mature person to know when lying is good?
(a) Aeschylus.
(b) Agathon.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Euripides.

8. What was Marlantes driving in 1967 when he heard President Johnson give a speech?
(a) 1953 Chevy.
(b) 1951 Ford.
(c) 1958 Dodge.
(d) 1954 Buick.

9. Where was Marlantes driving in 1967 when President Johnson gave a speech?
(a) North Dakota.
(b) South Dakota.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Wyoming.

10. Where did Marlantes consider going to desert the Marines?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) France.
(c) Canada or Mexico.
(d) Sweden or Algeria.

11. In the Greek play that Marlantes retold in Chapter Six, who was the only person who could use the magic bow?
(a) Neoptolemus.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Theuseus.
(d) Perseus.

12. How far was Marlantes' hometown from his arrival airport when he flew back home?
(a) 25 miles.
(b) 75 miles.
(c) 100 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

13. What Vietnam War commander made Khe Sanh important militarily?
(a) William Westmoreland.
(b) Robert McNamara.
(c) John S. McCain
(d) Earle Wheeler.

14. In Chapter Eight, what was the name of the missing kid who helped in the assault that Marlantes and the others made up the hill?
(a) Buck.
(b) Manning.
(c) Pops.
(d) Niemi.

15. In Chapter Eight, by the time Marlantes made it up a hill, what type of helicopter arrived?
(a) UH1-D.
(b) Ch-46.
(c) Ch-54.
(d) Th-13.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of a vehicle took the Scouts to their survival training destination"?

2. At the beginning of Chapter Nine, what street was Marlantes walking down?

3. At what time of day did Marlantes and his friend John make a decision about the war and what they would do?

4. In Chapter Eight when Marlantes and his company started running into booby traps, how often did they change out the point men?

5. In Chapter Eight, the second time that Marlantes charged up a hill, what hit him?

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