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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 Herr talk about with a black Marine?
(a) The end of the war
(b) The drug culture among marines
(c) The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) The accuracy of press coverage

2. What battles take place in 1965 that cost numerous American lives?
(a) Ia Drang
(b) Hue
(c) Khe Sanh
(d) Saigon

3. Who is the press secretary for Khe Sanh?
(a) Seann Flynn Page
(b) Colonel David Lownds
(c) Herr
(d) Dana Stone

4. Who fires on the soldiers Herr travels with?
(a) Vietnamese citizens
(b) The NVA
(c) A US boat
(d) Japanese

5. What geographical area is close to Khe Sanh and is dangerous even without the war?
(a) The highlands
(b) The lowlands
(c) The delta
(d) The plains

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herr say finally happened to the young marine?

2. In what city is Herr's apartment?

3. What does Herr believe about the press secretary at Khe Sanh?

4. When does the Tet Offensive begin?

5. Which president declares that Khe Sanh cannot fall to the NVA?

(see the answer key)

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