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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 Illumination Rounds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do some American soldiers fight for?
(a) The Japanese
(b) The Chinese
(c) The VC
(d) The French

2. What is the name of the river by Hue?
(a) The Euphrates
(b) The River of Tears
(c) The Khe Sahn River
(d) The Perfume River

3. What happens to South Vietnamese at Hue?
(a) They are taken to POW camps
(b) They are recruited by the Americans
(c) They are executed by NVA
(d) They are given reprive to go home

4. What does Herr begin the chapter with?
(a) A memory from his childhood
(b) Twenty accounts that happen during Vietnam
(c) An account of the Tet Offensive
(d) A listing of soldiers who died at Khe Sanh

5. What is the loud hammering Herr hears inside the Chinook helicopter?
(a) The propellors falling off
(b) Bullets hitting the underside of the helicopter
(c) The sound of bombs exploding in the air around the helicopter
(d) The gunfire issuing from the helicopter

Short Answer Questions

1. What was once the most beautiful city in Vietnam?

2. The brass declare what after the Tet Offensive?

3. What rock and roll artist does one soldier play during a firefight?

4. What do the NVA have that no one expected them to have?

5. Who says he is now emperor?

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