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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "The True Believer."
(a) C. S. Lewis.
(b) Eric Hoffer.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Martin Luther King Jr.

2. What emotion did Marlantes feel about the killing he did so many years ago?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Grief.
(d) Disgust.

3. During the time of the storm that Marlantes' endured on his grandfather's fishing boat, which was described in Chapter 2, how much were fisherman paid per pound for Sockeye salmon?
(a) 48 cents.
(b) 33 cents.
(c) 51 cents.
(d) 22 cents.

4. Who was Marlantes philosophy tutor at Oxford?
(a) William Brighton.
(b) Charlie Williams.
(c) Andrew Davies.
(d) John Mackie.

5. Where did President Johnson give a speech in September 1967?
(a) New York City.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Dallas.
(d) El Paso.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time did Marlantes have after combat that could have been spent mourning and asking for forgiveness?

2. What is the name of the warrior hero in "Mahabharata"?

3. When an teenage NVA soldier started to throw a grenade at Marlantes, how far from Marlantes was the hole he was standing in?

4. In Chapter Four, how old was the volunteer who went with Marlantes to assess the platoon holding a key bridge?

5. What college was Marlantes driving companion in 1967 going to attend?

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