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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Part I Colleagues.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one veteran correspondent say is the most useful thing to know in Vietnam?
(a) To hit the floor quickly
(b) To get home quickly
(c) To learn how to fire a weapon properly
(d) To know where to get drugs

2. Where does Saigon look beautiful?
(a) In the bars
(b) In the gardens
(c) In the streets
(d) From the air

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

4. Who are the two men Herr meets in Khe Sanh?
(a) Dana Stone and Day Tripper
(b) Page and Flynn
(c) Day Tripper and Mayhew
(d) Mayhew and Page

5. How does Herr find the conditions now in Khe Sanh?
(a) No change
(b) Greatly improved
(c) Devastated
(d) About the same

Short Answer Questions

1. What two emotions does Herr feel looking at pictures of dead people?

2. President Johnson's comment about Khe Sanh is considered what?

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

4. There are eight thousand American troops facing how many NVA troops?

5. Where is Herr working as a war correspondent?

(see the answer key)

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