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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Marlantes driving in 1967 when President Johnson gave a speech?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) North Dakota.
(d) South Dakota.

2. In 1968 when Marlantes was left in charge of an undermanned platoon, how long did he and his men sleep at a time?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

3. What was the name of the Lance Corporal Marlantes mentioned at the beginning of Chapter Six?
(a) Wyatt.
(b) Williams.
(c) Smothers.
(d) Smithers.

4. In Chapter Eight, for what place had two squads been filling sandbags?
(a) Base Camp Blue.
(b) Task Force Hotel.
(c) Medical hospital.
(d) Headquarters.

5. When did the U.S. first bomb Libya?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1978.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Greek playwright wrote that it takes a mature person to know when lying is good?

2. What did Carl Jung call "the gook inside"?

3. How big was the sturgeon that Marlantes and his grandfather caught in June, 1959?

4. Where did the skipper of Marlantes' unit go to college?

5. What was Joseph Campbell's ethnic background?

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