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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the landmark near C Company's assignment southwest of Danang?
(a) Elephant butte
(b) Charlie Ridge
(c) Alpha Range
(d) Phanom Phen

2. How is pursuit defined in the jungle of Vietnam?
(a) A joyous chase
(b) Like a surreal track meet
(c) As a regular forward march
(d) A vicious, mud-bound manhunt

3. What does Caputo say accounts for many other casualties?
(a) Heavy artillery fire that came mostly at night
(b) Disorientation resulting in wandering from the camp
(c) Suicides and in-fighting
(d) Sunstroke and accidents, accidental discharges of weapons, and disease

4. In this first offensive, how do Caputo and his men see themselves?
(a) As unprepared for combat
(b) As frightened school kids
(c) As knights in shining armor
(d) As boy scouts on a hike

5. Where does Caputo go after being shown his sleeping quarters?
(a) Back up the hill to retrieve his belongings.
(b) To battalion HQ for a briefing.
(c) Back to Danang for a 2-day liberty.
(d) To the officers mess to get something to eat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the misconception the platoon has when they are deployed to Vietnam?

2. What happens right under their noses as they settle into Danang?

3. What is the feeling of the brigade as the offensive begins?

4. What mistake does 2d Lt. Caputo make on a training exercise that gets him a reprimand?

5. What do Caputo and his platoon have in common?

(see the answer key)

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