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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hackworth do with the Tigers and B company?
(a) He positioned them behind the company headquarters.
(b) He positioned them on the right side of the enemy.
(c) He positioned them behind the enemy.
(d) He positioned them on both sides of the enemy.

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

3. What company was pinned down by the NVA in Chapter 15?
(a) A company.
(b) F company.
(c) D company.
(d) C company.

4. What resulted in many casualties during the first major engagement of Hackworth's unit?
(a) Booby-traps.
(b) Suicide bombings.
(c) Artillery barrages.
(d) Snipers.

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

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

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

8. What did Hackworth spend most of his time doing working with General Timothy?
(a) Writing reports.
(b) Teaching new recruits how to fight.
(c) Taking his men into battle.
(d) Being treated for wounds.

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

10. What 1969 battle did Hackworth's men participate in?
(a) The Tet Offensive.
(b) Operation Hammer.
(c) The WyDong Offensive.
(d) The Thanksgiving offensive.

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

12. Where was the special force camp Hackworth's new unit was supposed to relieve located at?
(a) Tou Murong.
(b) Han Chang.
(c) Twan Wang.
(d) The Kwai river.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What position did Hackworth occupy at the time of the Cuban missile crisis?

3. What was becoming known about the NVA?

4. Who lived in a plush villa and acted like a war lord?

5. Where was Hackworth assigned after his tour in Vietnam?

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