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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Chapters 45 -47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should generals not act like, according to Beckwith?
(a) Captains.
(b) Majors.
(c) Battalion commanders.
(d) Field soldiers.

2. What year is it when Beckwith describes the bond he has with his men in Chapter 12?
(a) Early 1967,
(b) Late 1966.
(c) Early 1966.
(d) Late 1967.

3. What is Beckwith asked to provide in Chapter 17?
(a) Equipment details and a timeframe.
(b) Cost, equipment details, and a timeframe.
(c) Cost and a timeframe.
(d) Cost and equipment details.

4. When does the Delta Force land in Egypt?
(a) July, 1980.
(b) February, 1981.
(c) June, 1981.
(d) April, 1980.

5. What is Beckwith's mission in Chapter 1?
(a) To lead the British.
(b) To protect the British.
(c) To exchange knowledge with the British.
(d) To rescue the British.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beckwith accomplish by taking a Vietnamese officer to dinner?

2. In Chapter 18, what is Beckwith's goal?

3. How does Beckwith describe the sergeant major in Chapter 33?

4. According to Beckwith and the president in Chapter 46, what was likely to happen if the mission proceeded?

5. What is Beckwith's tone of the book?

(see the answer key)

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