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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Hackworth spend time before going to Pleiko according to Chapter 20?

2. What did Hackworth want to do after his first tour of duty in Vietnam ended in Chapter 16?

3. What position did Hackworth accept after being wounded?

4. Who was Secretary of the Army in 1969?

5. What did the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff name the restructuration program of the Army?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Hackworth hospitalized during the Battle of La Drang Valley?

2. When did the Screaming Eagles 1st Brigade arrive in Vietnam according to Chapter 14 and who greeted them?

3. What did Hackworth say of his experience with the NVA troops?

4. What did Hackworth do as a G-4 Operations Officer?

5. What two events marked the needed tactical and psychological victory in Vietnam?

6. What was the first thing Hackworth learned about Vietnam?

7. What did Hackworth believe prevented necessary changes in training policy?

8. How did Hackworth plan accurately when he was given the command of the 1/327?

9. What did they discover during the review of Operation Attleboro?

10. When Hackworth reported to Fort Lewis in Chapter 18, what did he find?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the actions of Colonel Hanh to the actions of David H. Hackworth.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Eisenhower's view of the United States military spending with that of President Kennedy.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Hackworth's statements that there is no point in taking an objective that you have no intention of holding.

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