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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Hackworth arrive in Vietnam?
(a) July 1965.
(b) July 1966.
(c) July 1968.
(d) July 1967.

2. What unit did Hackworth take command of in 1966?
(a) The 2/198.
(b) The 1/237.
(c) The 7/237.
(d) The 1/27.

3. How often were Commanding Officers rotated in Vietnam?
(a) Every 3 months.
(b) Every 6 months.
(c) Every 5 months.
(d) Every 12 months.

4. What part of Vietnam did Hackworth say had the worse conditions ever experienced by an American soldier?
(a) The streets of Hanoi.
(b) The Mekong Delta.
(c) The Northern Jungles.
(d) The high plateau of center Vietnam.

5. What general welcomed Hackworth's unit when it arrived in Vietnam?
(a) General Maxwell.
(b) General Smith.
(c) General Westmoreland.
(d) General McPherson.

6. What did Hackworth feel the politicians and generals did not know according to Chapter 19?
(a) What was really going on in Vietnam.
(b) How much the war in Vietnam cost.
(c) How much money the Army was spending on bad equipment.
(d) Who was in charge in Vietnam.

7. Who was the U.S. ambassador in Vietnam in 1965?
(a) Markus Stubber.
(b) John Smith.
(c) Ira Weng.
(d) Maxwell D. Taylor.

8. Where was Hackworth during the battle of la Drang Valley?
(a) In Japan.
(b) In Saigon.
(c) In the U.S.
(d) In the hospital.

9. Where did Hackworth complete his Bachelor's degree?
(a) Austin Pevy College.
(b) West Point.
(c) St. Vincent College.
(d) Austin Community College.

10. What village was Hackworth at when he asked the old man about the NVA?
(a) He Phu.
(b) Hang Wan.
(c) My Ti.
(d) My Phu.

11. What was the nickname of Hackworth's new commanding officer?
(a) Slam.
(b) Bam.
(c) Easy Marsh.
(d) The Man.

12. Who were the commanding officers of the pinned down company in Chapter 15?
(a) Captain Bluwater and Hash.
(b) Captains Murphy and Emerson.
(c) Captains Markus and Steven.
(d) Captains Johnson and Murphy.

13. Who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Cuban missile crisis?
(a) Maxwell D. Taylor.
(b) Jack B. Markus.
(c) Ira G. Krogger.
(d) John A. Steven.

14. What volunteer force joined Hackworth's unit?
(a) The Tiger force.
(b) The HammerClaw force.
(c) The Lion force.
(d) The Cheetah force.

15. What was the first major engagement for Hackworth and his men?
(a) Operation Bertha.
(b) Operation Shield.
(c) Operation Gibraltar.
(d) Operation Hammer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Hackworth accept after being wounded?

2. Where was Hackworth offered a position in 1968?

3. What did the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff name the restructuration program of the Army?

4. What type of victory was the Vietcong according to Hackworth?

5. Who was Hackworth called to brief about his actions?

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