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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 Sledge momentarily pinned down by at Peleliu?
(a) Banzai attack.
(b) Friendly fire.
(c) Japanese foot soldiers.
(d) A tree root.

2. What was Sledge's job in the Marines?
(a) General Infantry.
(b) Training Instructor.
(c) Assistant Gunner.
(d) Head Gunner.

3. What does he see the veteran soldiers do when they see the first Japanese casualties?
(a) Defiling the bodies.
(b) Praying over the bodies.
(c) Stepping over the corpses without noticing them.
(d) Looting the corpses.

4. How did Sledge feel about his time at Camp Elliot?
(a) Satisfactory and enjoyable.
(b) Exciting and dramatic.
(c) Unsanitary and humilating.
(d) Stressful and overwhelming.

5. How old was Sledge when he died?
(a) 29.
(b) 70.
(c) 81.
(d) 65.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Sledge not ashamed of his fear before the assault on Peleliu?

2. What does Sledge enjoy when he is relieved from the front lines at Peleliu?

3. How many marines were lost on the first day of fighting at Peleliu?

4. What unique hand-to-hand combat technique was offered at Camp Elliot?

5. Why are there mountains of bodies and feces?

(see the answer key)

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