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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Hackworth go after An Kle?
(a) Di An.
(b) Gi Han.
(c) Twi Phu.
(d) Wi Bi.

2. Where did Hackworth spend some R&R in 1966?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) Japan.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Paris.

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

4. When was John Hayes assigned to command Hackworth's Brigade?
(a) March 1968.
(b) March 1969.
(c) March 1966.
(d) March 1967.

5. What operation previously considered stunning did Hackworth study?
(a) Operation Attleboro.
(b) Operation Claw.
(c) Operation Pounder.
(d) Operation Hammer.

6. Who invited Hackworth to dinner and asked him to be his G-3?
(a) General Jefferson.
(b) General Tank.
(c) General Nighthawk.
(d) General Ewell.

7. When was Joel Hackworth born?
(a) In 1975.
(b) When Hackworth divorced Patty.
(c) When Hackworth was wounded by rocket fire.
(d) When Hackworth was to sent to Vietnam.

8. Where was Hackworth assigned after his tour in Vietnam?
(a) Berlin NATO headquarters.
(b) The Pentagon Office of Personnel.
(c) Saigon General Command.
(d) Okinawa.

9. What position did Hackworth accept when returning to Vietnam?
(a) Aid to Ambassador Maxwell.
(b) Aid to General Appleworth.
(c) Aid to General MacPherson.
(d) Aid of General Marshall.

10. What did Hackworth want to do after his first tour of duty in Vietnam ended in Chapter 16?
(a) Transfer to Florida.
(b) Return to Vietnam.
(c) Retire.
(d) Teach at the Infantry School in Fort Benning.

11. What did Hackworth think of the Vietnam War after touring the country?
(a) It was impossible to predict.
(b) The U.S. was losing the war.
(c) The U.S. could win with more troops.
(d) It was all but won.

12. What position did Hackworth accept after being wounded?
(a) G-3 adviser to General Timothy.
(b) G-7 adviser to General Timothy.
(c) G-2 adviser to General Timothy.
(d) G-4 adviser to General Timothy.

13. What was the first thing Hackworth learned in Vietnam?
(a) That the Viet Cong is not in the cities.
(b) There was no safe zone.
(c) That he should always have a change of socks.
(d) The language.

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

15. When did the NVA leave the engagement area?
(a) At dawn.
(b) At dusk.
(c) At noon.
(d) During the night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hackworth refuse to be evacuated to Japan?

2. What did Hackworth say of the year 1966?

3. Where was Hackworth offered a position in 1968?

4. What academy did Hackworth create?

5. When were U.S. destroyers attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin?

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