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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Part III Khe Sanh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the troops find in the city of Hue?
(a) A large company of NVA troops
(b) Fresh replacement troops from America
(c) A deserted city
(d) Thousands of dead bodies

2. What type of people are the Montagnards?
(a) NVA outcasts
(b) City dwellers
(c) South Vietnamese guerillas
(d) Reclusive and primitive

3. What is another term for shell shock?
(a) Agoraphobia
(b) veteran's disease
(c) acute envronmental reaction
(d) post traumatic stress disorder

4. The NVA hold what building in Hue?
(a) The Citadel
(b) The national university
(c) The US Embassy
(d) The Temple

5. The soldiers feel that the actual death count is closer to how many times the official count?
(a) the official count is correct
(b) three to four times
(c) ten times
(d) two times

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the official death toll for Ia Drang listed at?

2. What is booby trapped with a grenade?

3. Reporters compare the Khe Sanh base to what other military conflict?

4. What is the name of the river by Hue?

5. No soldier would want to return home with this.

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