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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Of Shock and Shells.

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 moderate length of intense battle.
(c) A long and drawn out battle.
(d) A rapid victory.

2. What is Sledge's main job while he is deployed at Bloody Nose Ridge?
(a) A medical assistant.
(b) A stretcher bearer.
(c) A land surveyor.
(d) A grenade launcher.

3. How do the troops in Sledge's unit react to the news that Germany has surrendered to the Allies?
(a) They throw a huge party.
(b) They get more motivation to push forward.
(c) They are not impressed.
(d) They are angry that they were not there.

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

5. What does Sledge shoot at during his first night at Okinawa, mistaking it for a Japanese infiltrator?
(a) A corpse.
(b) A US marine.
(c) A tree.
(d) A haystack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sledge fear most in battle?

2. What does Mac want to arm himself with as he charges the Japanese line at Okinawa?

3. What is Sledge's reaction to the first Japanese casualties he sees?

4. What feature of warfare does Sledge comment on that is often overlooked in official accounts?

5. What does Sledge see a man doing to a dead Japanese machine gunner after taking the pillbox?

(see the answer key)

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