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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Part IV Breathing In.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What jungle disease takes down many strong men?
(a) Anthrax
(b) Malaria
(c) West Nile
(d) Pneumonia

2. For how many miles does the front at Dak To stretch?
(a) Twenty
(b) Ten
(c) Three
(d) Thirty

3. How does Herr get a bloody nose?
(a) He is hit by mortar fire
(b) He is kicked in the nose by another soldier
(c) He runs into a tree
(d) He is punched by Flynn

4. Herr compares being in battle to what?
(a) Riding a roller coaster
(b) Running with the bulls
(c) The Alamo
(d) Driving a racecar

5. What do the soldiers trade for the marijuana?
(a) Cigarettes
(b) Ammunition
(c) Food rations
(d) Weapons

Short Answer Questions

1. What is booby trapped with a grenade?

2. What does Herr smoke before sleeping that causes him to have strange dreams?

3. Herr encounters a soldier with a bag full of what?

4. What do men do to reduce glare?

5. What does one veteran correspondent say is the most useful thing to know in Vietnam?

(see the answer key)

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