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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do they hear about right away?
(a) They hear of death and paralysis for some soldiers.
(b) They hear that Saigon has fallen.
(c) They hear that they will go to the front lines.
(d) They hear of a possible surrender of the Viet Cong.

2. What is the majority opinion about the countermanded orders to ship out?
(a) That it is a preparedness test for the real thing.
(b) That is because of political infighting.
(c) That the war in Vietnam is over before they can get there.
(d) That some general has a loose screw.

3. What famous speech inspires Caputo to join the military?
(a) King's "I have a dream" speech.
(b) Kennedy's inaugral "Ask what you can do for your country" speech.
(c) Marc Anthony's "I came not to praise Caesar" speech
(d) FDR's "Nothing to Fear" speech.

4. How do they get from Okinawa to Vietnam?
(a) They go on PT boats up the China Sea.
(b) They go on an aircraft carrier.
(c) They go in a PanAm chartered plane.
(d) They ship out on giant C-130 planes.

5. Who seems to know what will happen better than the soldiers?
(a) The chaplains
(b) The prostitutes
(c) The telephone operators
(d) The messhall cooks

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the stated interest of the U. S. government for war in Vietnam?

2. At the new command, what does Caputo say the men do?

3. How does Caputo describe his platoon?

4. Does Caputo believe the deployment is for real when he is told about it?

5. What does Caputo do at Camp Upshur, Virginia?

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