A Rumor of War Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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A Rumor of War Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Peterson call for an air strike on Hill 107?
(a) He suspects an ambush.
(b) He has spotted Viet cong movement on the hill.
(c) He intercepts a viet Cong communication.
(d) He does not want combat going up a hill.

2. What happens when Caputo drinks with some Australian soldiers?
(a) He has one drink and leaves before things get out of hand.
(b) He ends up having to pay for the drinks.
(c) He gets drunk and wakes up the next morning in a bargirl's room.
(d) He drinks the Aussies under the table.

3. How does Caputo describe his platoon?
(a) They are a group of strangers and misfits.
(b) As men who enlist, train and travel together from the beginning.
(c) They are all uneducated and street fighters.
(d) As a highly polished fighting machine that needed no training.

4. Where does Caputo go for advanced training?
(a) Ft. Bragg, NC
(b) Quantico, VA
(c) Camp Pendleton, CA
(d) Fort Hood, TX

5. What does he imagine being in the military will be like?
(a) He imagines it will be like taking a vacation.
(b) He thinks it will be frightening but he needs the money.
(c) He thinks it will be dull and routine.
(d) He enters the war with romantic notions of being a hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does boredom get replaced with terror on the outpost hill?

2. What sobering realization does Caputo come to after his service in Vietnam?

3. Where is Caputo's first command?

4. What is the refrain the sergeant teaches the men during war training?

5. What reality soon sets in for Caputo?

(see the answer key)

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