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

2. How old was Maree Ann when Marlantes last saw her?
(a) 17.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

3. Where was Marlantes' Uncle George wounded?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

4. In Chapter Eight, how far did one kid have to jump when the helicopter pilot lost his nerve and gunned the copter out of the zone too soon?
(a) 12 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 5 feet.
(d) 8 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose bow did the warrior Philoctetes carry?

2. How long was Marlantes' arrival home delayed because he contracted NSU?

3. How old was the black machine gunner named Prairie Dog?

4. When did Marlantes join the Marine Corps?

5. Who did Philoctetes go to battle against?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would a warrior have to do to avoid the lie of two minds?

2. Why were military men urged not to wear their uniforms around citizens, and why did Marlantes often ignored this request?

3. What moral conflict did Marlantes and his friend struggle with in 1967?

4. Why was lying about kills prevalent in Vietnam?

5. Describe Marlantes' Scout survival training?

6. How did Marlantes describe Maree Ann when he knew her in high school?

7. In Chapter Eight, why did Marlantes order Utter not to go through some cut brush?

8. In 1967, what did President Johnson talk about in a speech he made in El Paso?

9. How did Marlantes get Utter down the hill?

10. In Chapter Nine, what greeted Marlantes when he walked down the street?

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