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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the men of Alpha Company in disarray?
(a) Bad leadership
(b) Poor planning
(c) Overwhelmed by too many enemy soldiers
(d) Too many losses

2. Which of the following is the best definition for the term paralyzing as used in the following sentence? They fight paralyzing fear with each step they take.
(a) Bring to a standstill
(b) Deprive somebody of voluntary movement
(c) Make somebody temporarily unable to move
(d) Inability to move and think

3. Courage without wisdom is what, according to O'Brien's interpretation of Plato?
(a) A sign of weakness
(b) Not true courage
(c) Unwise
(d) Showing an inability to follow through

4. What happens to Alpha Company as they are half way across the marsh?
(a) They hit a Viet Cong soldier with their armored vehicles
(b) Hit by rocket-propelled grenades
(c) Run into a mine field
(d) Surrounded by peasants revolting against their treatment

5. When does O'Brien say that bitterness sets in for soldiers?
(a) Every time they face death
(b) Once they have returned safely home
(c) When they see their first combat death
(d) After they have joined a unit

Short Answer Questions

1. What practice seems to afford the soldiers some protection from nighttime Viet Cong attacks?

2. Which of the following phrases is why O'Brien decides that Johansen is a real leader?

3. Which of the following characters replaces Captain Johansen?

4. Which of the following is not an accurate description of guerrilla warfare?

5. What is O'Brien's dream war job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What accident occurs which kills or injures dozens of refugees?

2. What does Alpha Company do for protection at night?

3. What does O'Brien say ruins a man's psyche?

4. What does chapter twelve illustrate about the character of the soldiers in Vietnam?

5. Why does Major Callicles try to humiliate O'Brien?

6. When do the men of the village go fishing?

7. What happens to the old men after they are tied to the tree all night?

8. How have things changed for Alpha Company?

9. How does O'Brien feel about his new job?

10. What is the major difference between Captain Johansen and Mad Mark as O'Brien sees it?

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