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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 through 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the only member of Tyson's platoon to be killed in the hospital massacre die?
(a) Stabbed in the neck.
(b) Stabbed in the stomach.
(c) Shot through the heart.
(d) Shot in the head.

2. What is the name of Ben Tyson's son?
(a) David.
(b) Donald.
(c) Murray.
(d) Arthur.

3. In Vietnam, when Tyson and his platoon came across civilians digging in the ground, what were the civilians doing?
(a) Burying dead animals.
(b) Digging irrigation ditches.
(c) Hiding treasures.
(d) Burying dead enemy soldiers.

4. How many wounded American soldiers were brought into the building that Tyson's platoon attacked, according to the book?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

5. How many unnamed sources does the author of the book about Tyson's platoon cite as his sources of information?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Eight.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date was Ben Tyson supposed to have been reassigned while serving his country in Vietnam?

2. What does Harper ask Tyson to plead guilty to?

3. When Tyson arrives at his office after seeing the book for the first time, what does Tyson have his secretary do?

4. What is the name of one of the sources cited by Andrew Picard for his book?

5. On what day did the fateful attack in Vietnam involving Tyson's platoon take place?

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