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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. By the time Caputo transfers back to a line company in 1st Battalion, what are his convictions about the war?
(a) They have deteriorated to almost nothing.
(b) He has the same attitude he had when he arrived.
(c) He is more dedicated than ever.
(d) He almost never thinks about it.
2. What job takes up most of Caputo's time as assistant adjutant?
(a) Regimental Secret and Confidential documents Officer
(b) Regimental Legal Officer
(c) Regimental Mess Officer
(d) Regimental Casualty Reporting Officer
3. During the summer, how is life for the Vietnamese peasants?
(a) It is dead with no one working in the paddies.
(b) It is filled with apprehension about the VC.
(c) It is busy transplanting people to another area of the country.
(d) It is life as usual, working in the rice paddies.
4. Who was the first KIA in 1st Battalion?
(a) Peterson, who had been transferred.
(b) The Battilion commander
(c) Sullivan
(d) Corpsman Levy, a man Caputo knew.
5. How does the Marine frontal assault look to Caputo?
(a) Like a snake with two heads
(b) Like Hannibal crossing the Alps.
(c) Nothing like the practice attacks at Quantico
(d) Like a perfect military maneuver
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Big Ivan?
2. What names does Caputo recall from his platoon?
3. What is Caputo's impression of the adjutant?
4. What is everyone told about the war in the first briefing Caputo attends?
5. What evidence do they find to show it is a VC attack?
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