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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Tet offensive take place?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1969.

2. What type of victory was the Vietcong according to Hackworth?
(a) The psychological victory.
(b) The popular victory.
(c) The media victory.
(d) The tactical victory.

3. What was Hackworth's recommendation to the Secretary of the Army?
(a) To get more planes.
(b) More competent advisors.
(c) To stop training the South Vietnam Army.
(d) To invade Cambodia and Laos.

4. What did Hackworth want to do after his first tour of duty in Vietnam ended in Chapter 16?
(a) Retire.
(b) Teach at the Infantry School in Fort Benning.
(c) Return to Vietnam.
(d) Transfer to Florida.

5. Where were Hackworth's wife and children when the Cuban missile crisis occurred in Chapter 13?
(a) In Los Angeles.
(b) In Austin.
(c) In New York.
(d) In Colorado Springs.

6. Where did Hackworth go after An Kle?
(a) Wi Bi.
(b) Di An.
(c) Gi Han.
(d) Twi Phu.

7. What company was pinned down by the NVA in Chapter 15?
(a) C company.
(b) D company.
(c) A company.
(d) F company.

8. Where did Hackworth tell his wife to go during the Cuban missile crisis?
(a) To a cabin in the mountains.
(b) To Canada.
(c) To a house near the sea.
(d) To Mexico.

9. Who approved recommendations of their action officers at the Pentagon?
(a) 4 Stars Generals.
(b) 3 Stars Generals.
(c) 2 Stars Generals.
(d) 1 Star Generals.

10. What village was Hackworth at when he asked the old man about the NVA?
(a) My Phu.
(b) My Ti.
(c) Hang Wan.
(d) He Phu.

11. Why was Hackworth dissatisfied with his commanding officer?
(a) He was from Harvard and Hackworth was from Yale.
(b) The body count only policy put in men in danger needlessly.
(c) He considered him incompetent.
(d) He issued orders directly to Hackworth men, bypassing him.

12. Who was Secretary of the Army in 1969?
(a) Stanley Resor.
(b) Jack Kubrick.
(c) John Soppeman.
(d) Timothy Maxwell.

13. How long did Hackworth stay in the U.S. after returning from Vietnam?
(a) 22 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 12 months.

14. What irritated Hackworth in Vietnam?
(a) Paperwork because of equipment being field tested.
(b) Command incompetence.
(c) Cooperating with the South Vietnam army.
(d) Reporting to General Maxwell.

15. Who were the commanding officers of the pinned down company in Chapter 15?
(a) Captains Murphy and Emerson.
(b) Captain Bluwater and Hash.
(c) Captains Johnson and Murphy.
(d) Captains Markus and Steven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the training in school geared toward to in 1967?

2. What did Hackworth tell the Secretary of the Army?

3. What was the name of the unit Hackworth was sent to Vietnam with in Chapter 14?

4. Where did Hackworth spend some R&R in 1966?

5. Who invited Hackworth to dinner and asked him to be his G-3?

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