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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Brave Men Lost.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Sledge describe as "slightly Asiatic in thinking"?
(a) Haldane.
(b) Hanover.
(c) Shelton.
(d) Haney.

2. What does a clear distinct voice tell Sledge while he is sitting with a group of buddies on Peleliu?
(a) Serve with honor!
(b) You are doing the right thing!
(c) Peace is the goal!
(d) You will survive the war!

3. What is a "million dollar wound"?
(a) A fatal wound.
(b) A wound that is not bad enough to stop their fighting.
(c) A wound caused in a Japanese sniper.
(d) A wound that gets you out of the combat zone without being killed.

4. What were the Marines taught about "fighting dirty"?
(a) There is no such thing.
(b) Do not hesitate.
(c) Never stoop to that level.
(d) Only when necessary.

5. Why are there mountains of bodies and feces?
(a) They want to bring the bodies home if possible.
(b) There is not time between the fighting.
(c) It is a form of defense.
(d) The terrain is too rough to bury them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the troops instructed to do as they hit landfall?

2. What state was sledge born in?

3. What did the new Marines do to the veterans?

4. What is so impressive to Sledge about Haldane?

5. How many Japanese troops are supposed to be stationed at Peleliu?

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