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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Hackworth scout the hill?
(a) Opportunity targets.
(b) Gun positions.
(c) A weak point.
(d) Roads for tanks.

2. What position did Hackworth accept in Chapter 18?
(a) Commander of Fort Maxwell.
(b) Battalion commander.
(c) Aid to the base commander.
(d) Inspector General in Vietnam.

3. How was the yearly training exercise of 1963 named?
(a) SWIFT STRIKE IV
(b) LONG STRIKE III
(c) SWIFT STRIKE III
(d) SWIFT RETALIATION III

4. Why did Hackworth miss his graduation?
(a) He was sent to the Army's Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth.
(b) He was sent to be the aid of the Chief of Staff of the President.
(c) He was sent to the Army War College in New Hampshire.
(d) He was sent to Vietnam to train new recruit.

5. What was the system in the Pentagon preventing, according to Hackworth?
(a) Necessary changes in the supply system.
(b) Necessary changes in the schooling system.
(c) Necessary changes in how the officers were paid.
(d) Necessary changes on how the contracts were awarded.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Joel Hackworth born?

2. Who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Cuban missile crisis?

3. What was Hackworth responsible for in the Pentagon, according to Chapter 17?

4. Where did Hackworth complete his Bachelor's degree?

5. What was Hackworth attending at the start of the Cuban missile crisis?

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