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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does General Meyer respond to Beckwith's request in Chapter 18?
(a) He gives him a warning.
(b) He gives him a lecture.
(c) He is confused by the request.
(d) He is angered by the request.

2. How many days will it take for the entire action of the plan described in the Prologue?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three.

3. In Chapter 10, which place does Beckwith mention an argument about competing operations?
(a) Lang Vei.
(b) An Lao.
(c) Plei Me.
(d) La Drang.

4. What type of changes is Beckwith told to make to Delta Force in Chapter 16?
(a) Minor.
(b) Specific.
(c) Major.
(d) Non-specific.

5. What is the purpose of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
(a) To oversee military operations.
(b) To be liaisons between the American military and foreign militaries.
(c) To convince congress to approve of new military operations.
(d) To be liaisons between the military and congress.

6. Which one of the following is not included in the list of military personnel that is under Beckwith at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) Enlisted soldiers.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Noncommissioned officers.

7. What is used to facilitate the landings and takeoffs of helicopters in the plan?
(a) A field.
(b) A rooftop.
(c) A stadium.
(d) A desert.

8. How does Beckwith describe himself?
(a) As a man who rarely shows his emotions.
(b) As a man who allows his emotions to overtake him.
(c) As a man who is not very emotional.
(d) As an emotional man.

9. How long is Beckwith separated from his wife and children before they are reunited at Fort Benning?
(a) Over two years.
(b) Nearly two years.
(c) Over a year.
(d) Nearly a year.

10. How many British SAS are there in the beginning of the book?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Twenty-four.

11. What position is Beckwith focused on finding in Chapter 18?
(a) Lieutenant major.
(b) Sergeant colonel.
(c) Sergeant major.
(d) Lieutenant colonel.

12. How are the representatives for the Joint Chiefs of Staff chosen?
(a) There are two representatives for each of the four armed forces.
(b) They represent each of the four armed forces.
(c) They represent only two of the four armed forces.
(d) There are three representatives for each of the four armed forces.

13. Which group is Beckwith the operations officer for at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) The 7th Group.
(b) The 6th Group.
(c) The 4th Group.
(d) The 5th Group.

14. How is the battleground dealt with after the battle described in Chapter 10?
(a) It is bulldozed.
(b) It is burned by fire.
(c) It is destroyed by explosives.
(d) It is left alone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe the meetings detailed in Chapter 16?

2. What is the term used to describe Beckwith's idea to send his After Action Report to a senator?

3. As described in the Prologue, how is distracting chaos used?

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

5. What rank is Beckwith promoted to in Chapter 8?

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