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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. What was the name of the Spartan commander who died defending Thermopylae?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Leonidas.
(c) Endymion.
(d) Aeneas.

2. What types of trees covered the ridges where Marlantes and his fellow Scouts did their survival training?
(a) Aspens.
(b) Conifers.
(c) Firs.
(d) Pines.

3. What day were the Scouts to rendezvous at a designated location?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

4. What was the name of Marlantes' first wife?
(a) Gisele.
(b) Barb.
(c) Gwen.
(d) Kate.

5. In Chapter Eight, how far did the squads have to run to their gear that was by the runway?
(a) 1 mile.
(b) 1/2 mile.
(c) 1/4 mile.
(d) 3/4 mile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Philoctetes go to battle against?

2. How old was the black machine gunner named Prairie Dog?

3. How long was Marlantes' arrival home delayed because he contracted NSU?

4. What branch of service did Marlantes' Scout leader, Ed, serve in during World War II?

5. Where did President Johnson give a speech in September 1967?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Marlantes' father start to talk about his war experiences?

2. How did Marlantes part from Meg?

3. Who came to meet Marlantes when he came home?

4. What would a warrior have to do to avoid the lie of two minds?

5. Why were military men urged not to wear their uniforms around citizens, and why did Marlantes often ignored this request?

6. Describe Marlantes' Scout survival training?

7. What did Niemi do and why when a helicopter went down?

8. What moral conflict did Marlantes and his friend struggle with in 1967?

9. What was the meaning of the battlefield myth that the enemy tied wire around themselves so they wouldn't bleed so fast?

10. How did Marlantes get Utter down the hill?

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