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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Marlantes' great-grandmother live?
(a) Holland.
(b) Finland.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Denmark.

3. At the time that Marlantes wrote his book, how long had it been since he killed someone?
(a) 40 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 20 years.

4. In Chapter Three, from what book did Marlantes include a quote by T. E. Lawrence?
(a) Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
(b) The Forest Giant.
(c) Revolt in the Desert.
(d) The Mint.

5. What were Marlantes and his grandfather afraid had slammed into their net in 1959?
(a) Whale.
(b) Dolphin.
(c) Sturgeon.
(d) Sea Lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Later in Marlantes' military tour, after he'd been wounded twice, how many men were Marlantes' and his pilot supposed to rescue?

2. During a dinner party in Singapore, what was a Chinese woman whom Marlantes noticed wearing?

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

4. Where did Marlantes participate in a white-heat atrocity?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What side did Marlantes believe there was that men tried to deny?

2. What type of atrocities did Jane Goodall witness?

3. How did Marlantes try to deal with the darkness and dark deeds that he carried inside after Vietnam?

4. What was one method that Marlantes believed could alleviate or eliminate guilt for war-time actions?

5. What did Marlantes say about his spiritual condition in 1968?

6. What were some of the toughest bombing assignments in the history of air warfare?

7. Describe the team that Marlantes took when he went to access the position of his platoon that was holding a bridge.

8. What response would people who actually fought and won battles have?

9. Why did Marlantes believe that warriors needed to be spiritual people?

10. Why did Marlantes say that war is the antithesis of a fundamental rule of moral conduct?

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