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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name did Hackworth gave his battalion?
(a) Fighting tigers.
(b) Crouching Dragons.
(c) Hardcore and Recondo.
(d) Killing Machine.

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

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

4. Where did Hackworth tell his wife to go during the Cuban missile crisis?
(a) To Mexico.
(b) To Canada.
(c) To a cabin in the mountains.
(d) To a house near the sea.

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

6. What position did Hackworth occupy at the time of the Cuban missile crisis?
(a) G-3 Operationg Officer.
(b) G-5 Operationg Officer.
(c) G-4 Operationg Officer.
(d) G-7 Operationg Officer.

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

8. Where were Hackworth's wife and children when the Cuban missile crisis occurred in Chapter 13?
(a) In Colorado Springs.
(b) In New York.
(c) In Los Angeles.
(d) In Austin.

9. What was emphasized as a measurement of success in Vietnam?
(a) Number of missions done.
(b) Body count.
(c) Number of air sorties.
(d) Number of men lost.

10. Where was Fire Base Dickey located?
(a) Southern Wang Province.
(b) East of the Yang river.
(c) Northern Yi Province.
(d) Western Dinh Province.

11. When did the Tet offensive take place?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1968.

12. Who approved recommendations of their action officers at the Pentagon?
(a) 2 Stars Generals.
(b) 3 Stars Generals.
(c) 4 Stars Generals.
(d) 1 Star Generals.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Hackworth dissatisfied with his commanding officer?

2. When did Hackworth arrive in Vietnam?

3. Where was Hackworth offered a position in 1968?

4. What was the system in the Pentagon preventing, according to Hackworth?

5. What general changed his mind about a promise he made to Hackworth?

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