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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. In Chapter Four, how many men did Marlantes' take with him to assess how his platoon was doing?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. Later in Marlantes' military tour, after he'd been wounded twice, how many men were Marlantes' and his pilot supposed to rescue?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

4. How old was the girl from Mozambique whose picture Marlantes kept on a file cabinet?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

5. When was the Viking poem written that Marlantes quoted in Chapter Four?
(a) 10th century.
(b) 7th century.
(c) 5th century.
(d) 8th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Marlantes philosophy tutor at Oxford?

2. What group of people ended up fighting for a government that was murdering millions in concentration camps?

3. Which Kipling's poem did Marlantes say was not about gratitude, but attitude?

4. How old was Joseph Henderson when he died?

5. During the time of the storm that Marlantes' endured on his grandfather's fishing boat, which was described in Chapter 2, how much were fisherman paid per pound for Sockeye salmon?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1968 when Marlantes was in charge of an undermanned platoon, how did he and his men guide a helicopter team in to rescue the wounded?

2. What was a critical psychological issue about weapons technology?

3. In "Mahabharata," why couldn't Arjuna fight?

4. What did Marlantes believe happened to warriors who were not adequately prepared to take life away from others?

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

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

7. What emotions did Marlantes feel when he had to kill?

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

9. How was Marlantes' grandfather injured?

10. Why did Marlantes keep a picture of a girl from Mozambique on his file cabinet.

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