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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 is the focus of training at Camp Elliot?
(a) Fatigue treatment.
(b) Strategic maneuvering.
(c) Discipline under stress.
(d) Combat tactics.

2. What does Sledge see a man doing to a dead Japanese machine gunner after taking the pillbox?
(a) Tossing pieces of coral into his shattered skull cavity.
(b) Mutilating his body.
(c) Taking out his golden teeth.
(d) Trying to piece his skull back together.

3. What famous personality performs a show for Sledge's company?
(a) Peggy Armstrong.
(b) Lil' Abner.
(c) Bob Hope.
(d) Marilyn Monroe.

4. Where was Sledge stationed?
(a) Pacific Theater.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Pearl Harbor.
(d) Korea.

5. How many Japanese troops are supposed to be stationed at Peleliu?
(a) 28,000
(b) 10,000
(c) 12,000
(d) 50,000

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sledge attend boot camp?

2. Where is the first combat destination for Sledge?

3. What is Sledge surprised to find as he watches the native birds on Peleliu?

4. What is the state of the water that the Marines are supplied with after the first day of battle at Peleliu?

5. What was the name of Sledge's boot camp instructor?

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