Make Your Bed?

The book, Make Your Bed, is based on a graduation commencement speech given at

• Texas A&M- College Station

• University of Texas- Austin

• University of Tennessee- Martin

• Texas State University- San Marcos

• None of the above

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SEAL training is carried out at

• Galveston Island- Texas

• Key West- Florida

• South Padre Island- Texas

• Coronado-California

• None of the above

“Rooms in the barracks are spartan.”Which word below is a synonym for spartan, as it is used in the sentence.

• Posh

• Tidy

• Bare

• None of the above

• All of the above

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Navy SEALs are often called frogmen and are required to carry a bulky life raft during their first phase of training. What is the significance of carrying the raft everywhere?

• It is a means to punish undisciplined recruits.

• Carrying the raft makes each recruit physically stronger.

• Carrying the raft assists “tadpoles” in understanding the concept that you need people in your life to help during the hard times.

• This is a way for instructors to demonstrate how awkward life situations can be handled if you view them differently.

• All of the above

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Admiral McRaven was participating in a training exercise that went horribly wrong. Which of the following did the exercise involve?

• Parachutes

• Life Rafts

• Surf Swims

• Obstacles on a course

• None of the above

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An altimeter measures-

• Width

• Horsepower

• Electricity

• Height

• None of the above

According to the text, being a “Sugar Cookie”

• Was a punishment for an infraction of a rule

• Was uncomfortable

• Tested a tadpoles patience and determination

• All of the above

• None of the above

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Finish the following sentence:

If you want to change the world- __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________.

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“Making my bed correctly was not going to be an opportunity for praise. It was expected of me.” Explain how this quote could apply to your academic career in three well thought out sentences or less.

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Who was Tommy Norris? How does the adage- Don’t judge a book by its cover- apply to Tommy Norris? (3 to 5 complete sentences)

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