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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) Killing Machine.
(b) Fighting tigers.
(c) Crouching Dragons.
(d) Hardcore and Recondo.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who lived in a plush villa and acted like a war lord?
(a) Colonel Tu.
(b) Colonel Zi.
(c) Colonel Tang.
(d) Colonel Hanh.

8. What was Hackworth attending at the start of the Cuban missile crisis?
(a) Infantry Career Course.
(b) West Point.
(c) The War College.
(d) Community College.

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

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

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

12. What did Hackworth and Slam plan for May of 1968?
(a) A tour of the Pentagon.
(b) A tour of Germany.
(c) A tour of training bases in the U.S.
(d) A tour of Vietnam.

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

14. Where did Hackworth move his family after returning from Vietnam?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) Bunker, Virginia.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) New York.

15. What country did Hackworth visit with the ARVN?
(a) USSR.
(b) China.
(c) Laos.
(d) Cambodia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the special force camp Hackworth's new unit was supposed to relieve located at?

2. What position did Hackworth accept in Chapter 18?

3. Who was the U.S. ambassador in Vietnam in 1965?

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

5. What operation previously considered stunning did Hackworth study?

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