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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Postscript: China Beach—Khe Sanh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the Montagnards hated?
(a) The French
(b) The Americans
(c) The South and North Vietnamese
(d) The Chinese

2. According to Herr, how do the higher levels of the military behave?
(a) They are congenial but evasive
(b) They refuse to communicate with the press
(c) They tell the truth as painful as it may be
(d) They lie to make things appear better than they are

3. What do the NVA have that no one expected them to have?
(a) American weapons
(b) French Rocket Launchers
(c) Helicopters
(d) Soviet tanks

4. What is a fatal mistake made by the Marines?
(a) Underestimating the enemy
(b) Not bringing enough ammunition
(c) Not having enough food
(d) Not calling for reinforcements

5. No soldier would want to return home with this.
(a) Malaria
(b) Shell shock
(c) Lost limbs
(d) Depression

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Cav build a sprawling base?

2. Who do Prager and Herr meet with?

3. When do the Marines finally leave Khe Sanh?

4. What do the troops find in the city of Hue?

5. Many soldiers carry what to keep them safe?

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