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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were U.S. destroyers attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin?
(a) August 1962.
(b) August 1965.
(c) August 1969.
(d) August 1964.

2. What was Hackworth responsible for in the Pentagon, according to Chapter 17?
(a) The Army detail protecting Washington, D.C.
(b) The Army weapons contract payments.
(c) The Army service schools in the U.S.
(d) The Army supply going to Vietnam.

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

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

5. What did Hackworth tell the Secretary of the Army?
(a) That the United States was losing the war.
(b) That the United States was winning the war.
(c) That the United States needed more bombers.
(d) That the United States needed more tanks.

6. What was Hackworth assigned to after returning to the U.S.?
(a) The 27th division.
(b) The Directorate of Individual Training.
(c) The White House.
(d) The Army School at Fort Garter.

7. What was Hackworth's recommendation to the Secretary of the Army?
(a) To stop training the South Vietnam Army.
(b) More competent advisors.
(c) To invade Cambodia and Laos.
(d) To get more planes.

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

9. Where was Hackworth offered a position in 1968?
(a) Fort Mach.
(b) Fort Washington.
(c) Fort Benning.
(d) Fort Lewis.

10. What irritated Hackworth in Vietnam?
(a) Command incompetence.
(b) Paperwork because of equipment being field tested.
(c) Reporting to General Maxwell.
(d) Cooperating with the South Vietnam army.

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

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

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

14. What was the name of the unit Hackworth was sent to Vietnam with in Chapter 14?
(a) The Roaring Lions 1st Brigade.
(b) The Screaming Eagles 1st Brigade.
(c) The Hissing Snakes 1st Brigade.
(d) The Baring Elephants 1st Brigade.

15. How long did Hackworth spend in An Kle?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who approved recommendations of their action officers at the Pentagon?

3. What position did Hackworth accept after being wounded?

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

5. What did Hackworth decide between trips to the U.S.?

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