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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does NVA stand for?
(a) North Vietnamese Army
(b) Nanking Vinh Army
(c) Northern Veterans Association
(d) Northern Vietnam Airways

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

4. What does Herr wear on his first day in Vietnam?
(a) Jeans, a tie-dye t-shirt and flip flops
(b) Combat boots, shorts and a flack jacket
(c) New fatigues
(d) Shorts and a Hawaiin shirt

5. What two emotions does Herr feel looking at pictures of dead people?
(a) Repulsion and fascination
(b) Fascination and Horror
(c) Shock and fascination
(d) Shock and Repulsion

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take for Herr to hear all the variations of war stories?

2. Why do many soldiers miss details that could have kept them alive?

3. When does Herr finally take up a weapon?

4. What is the trick to survival?

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

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