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Michael Herr

Dispatches | Quiz

Michael Herr
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Dispatches | Quiz

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1)

What is another term for shell shock? (from Chapter 3, Part I Khe Sanh)

Agoraphobia
veteran's disease
post traumatic stress disorder
acute envronmental reaction
2)

What two things mark his visits with friends? (from Chapter 5, Part III Colleagues)

Memories and Drugs
Longing and emptiness
Drugs and alcohol
Marijuana use and Strange Dreams
3)

What are the four geographical areas of Vietnam? (from Chapter 3, Part II Khe Sanh)

delta, flats, piedmont, highlands
north, south, east, west
delta, rivers, mountains, plains
plains, piedmont, mountains, lowlands
4)

What happens on the day the young marine is supposed to leave? (from Chapter 3, Part I Khe Sanh)

He shoots himself in the foot
He is killed
He shoots himself in the hand
He misses his transport
5)

The soldiers feel that the actual death count is closer to how many times the official count? (from Chapter 3, Part II Khe Sanh)

the official count is correct
two times
three to four times
ten times
6)

What battle occurs at the same time as the siege at Khe Sanh? (from Chapter 3, Part IV Khe Sanh)

Danang
Langvei
Saigon
Hue
7)

What does Herr suffer his first month back in America? (from Chapter 5, Part III Colleagues)

Pneumonia
Malaria
Danang Fever
Strange dreams
8)

Herr has an easier time writing about the war rather than what? (from Chapter 6 Breathing Out)

Watching war movies
Listening to others talk about the war
Talking about it
Reading other articles on the war
9)

President Johnson's comment about Khe Sanh is considered what? (from Chapter 3, Part III Khe Sanh)

An excuse for the Americans defeat
Propaganda
An encouragement to the troops
A political move
10)

What are the names the military gives to the geographical areas of Vietnam? (from Chapter 3, Part II Khe Sanh)

I Corps, DMZ, Cam Ranh Bay, Saigon
Saigon, China Beach, Khe Sanh, Ho Chi Minh
I Corps, II Corps, III Corps, IV Corps
DMZ, Eye Corps, Mountains, Delta
11)

What news of Mayhew does Herr receive at China Beach? (from Chapter 3, Postscript: China Beach—Khe Sanh)

He is also in China Beach
He has been stationed in Saigon
He has been sent home
He is dead
12)

What is a Seabee? (from Chapter 3, Part IV Khe Sanh)

A construction battalion
A Green Beret trained in aquatics
A Navy Seal
The coast guard
13)

What battles take place in 1965 that cost numerous American lives? (from Chapter 3, Part II Khe Sanh)

Khe Sanh
Ia Drang
Saigon
Hue
14)

How much money does one official say a dead Marine costs? (from Chapter 4 Illumination Rounds)

Eighteen thousand dollars
Five thousand dollars
Eighteen hundred dollars
A thousand dollars
15)

How many times does the young marine miss his transport? (from Chapter 3, Part I Khe Sanh)

4
1
2
3
16)

How does Herr find the conditions now in Khe Sanh? (from Chapter 3, Part VI Khe Sanh)

Greatly improved
No change
Devastated
About the same
17)

What rock and roll artist does one soldier play during a firefight? (from Chapter 4 Illumination Rounds)

Jimi Hendrix
Buddy Holly
Elvis Presley
The Beatles
18)

With which newspaper is Peter Braestrup associated? (from Chapter 3, Part V Khe Sanh)

Boston Globe
Philadelphia Enquirer
Washington Post
New York Times
19)

What does JUSPAO stand for? (from Chapter 5, Part II Colleagues)

Joining United States Publishers Articles Overseas
Joint US Public Affairs Office
Journalists from US Publishing Articles Overseas
Joint US Publishing Affairs Organization
20)

What does Herr discover about people who have been to Vietnam? (from Chapter 6 Breathing Out)

They enjoy travelling
They avoid talking about Vietnam
They prefer living in the south than in the north
They do not like rice
21)

The Marines feel one of them is worth how many regular soldiers? (from Chapter 3, Part III Khe Sanh)

One
Two
Five
Ten
22)

When does Operation Pegasus begin? (from Chapter 3, Part VI Khe Sanh)

April 1
January 1
March 31
August 1
23)

What does Mayhew announce that upsets Day Tripper? (from Chapter 3, Part IV Khe Sanh)

He has asked for a transfer
He killed an innocent Vietnamese woman
He has extended his stay by four months
He is being sent home
24)

What does Herr talk about with a black Marine? (from Chapter 3, Part VI Khe Sanh)

The drug culture among marines
The accuracy of press coverage
The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The end of the war
25)

What is the young marine's laugh like when it does come out? (from Chapter 3, Part I Khe Sanh)

A high giggle
Loud snorts
Like a hyena
He covers his mouth
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