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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 Illumination Rounds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the NVA have that no one expected them to have?
(a) Helicopters
(b) Soviet tanks
(c) French Rocket Launchers
(d) American weapons

2. What does Herr begin the chapter with?
(a) A memory from his childhood
(b) An account of the Tet Offensive
(c) A listing of soldiers who died at Khe Sanh
(d) Twenty accounts that happen during Vietnam

3. Who fires on the soldiers Herr travels with?
(a) Vietnamese citizens
(b) Japanese
(c) A US boat
(d) The NVA

4. The brass declare what after the Tet Offensive?
(a) Retreat
(b) Victory
(c) Defeat
(d) They are pulling out of the war

5. How long has the Special Forces at the EM Club been in Vietnam?
(a) Thirty-six months
(b) Two tours
(c) Four tours
(d) 48 months

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the photographer witness soldiers doing with VC bodies?

2. The Special Forces man who kills one enemy and frees one prisoner is rewarded for killing how many and rescuing how many?

3. Where is Day Tripper and Mayhew's bunker located?

4. Where is Mayhew's friend recovering before returning to Khe Sanh?

5. What is the name of the river by Hue?

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