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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What weapon was Marlantes carrying when he encountered an NVA soldier in Chapter Five?
2. When was the movie "Psycho" released?
3. What rank did Marlantes hold after Vietnam?
4. When Marlantes was with his company in the high mountains that formed the Vietnamese border with Laos, what did he target for an air strike?
5. In 1968 when Marlantes was left in charge of an undermanned platoon, how long did he and his men sleep at a time?
Short Essay Questions
1. When was the first time that Marlantes felt any emotion about having killed?
2. What were some of the toughest bombing assignments in the history of air warfare?
3. What response would people who actually fought and won battles have?
4. Why did Marlantes say that war is the antithesis of a fundamental rule of moral conduct?
5. Why was the 1970s therapy group that Marlantes attended a damaging experience?
6. What type of atrocities did Jane Goodall witness?
7. What did it take for Marlantes to realize that he had to quit fighting the shadows?
8. Why did Marlantes believe that warriors needed to be spiritual people?
9. Describe the team that Marlantes took when he went to access the position of his platoon that was holding a bridge.
10. What type of power did a platoon commander have?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter Six, Marlantes stated that the Vietnam War would be infamous for the lies that were told. The objective of this lesson is to discuss how lying manifests during war.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter Ten, Marlantes stated that the Club's membership requirement of silence needed to be rescinded. Discuss the requirement of silence and why it should have been rescinded.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter Four, Marlantes discussed the pride that could come from having superior weapons technology. Discuss weapons technology and the psychological implications of having the best weapons.
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