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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. What does Rupertus predict at Peleliu?
(a) Intense fighting for a moment followed by a long string of lower intensity assaults.
(b) A rapid victory.
(c) A long and drawn out battle.
(d) A moderate length of intense battle.

2. What does Sledge think about the Marine Corps pilots while he is heading away from Peleliu?
(a) They are harbingers of death.
(b) They are not as skilled as the Japanese.
(c) They are highly effective.
(d) They are incredibly skilled.

3. Where were most of Sledge's classmates transferred to after Boot Camp?
(a) Camp Elliot.
(b) Camp Willams.
(c) Camp Pendleton.
(d) Camp David.

4. What does Sledge's commander do when half of his class flunks out?
(a) He winks and nods.
(b) He resigns from his post, feeling he has failed.
(c) He cries.
(d) He screams and demands re-testing.

5. What is the state of the water that the Marines are supplied with after the first day of battle at Peleliu?
(a) Cluttered with debris.
(b) Foul and polluted.
(c) Hot but clean.
(d) Cool and crisp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Sledge sent after three days on Peleliu?

2. What holiday did Sledge graduate from boot camp on?

3. What does Sledge see another Marine do to a wounded Japanese man with his Ka Bar?

4. What was the name of the ship that Sledge and his company took after they completed their training?

5. How do Sledge's commanding officers expect the Japanese to fight at Peleliu?

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