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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Part V Khe Sanh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the Dak To battle take place?
(a) December 1954
(b) March 1967
(c) April 1971
(d) November 1967

2. The VC conserves what?
(a) Ammunition
(b) Weapon stores
(c) Food
(d) Troops

3. What question does Prager ask the General?
(a) How to win the war
(b) If they can have steak for dinner
(c) What he would do if the NVA attack Khe Sanh and supporting bases at once
(d) For extra troops at Khe Sanh

4. What does NVA stand for?
(a) Northern Vietnam Airways
(b) Nanking Vinh Army
(c) Northern Veterans Association
(d) North Vietnamese Army

5. According to Herr, how do the higher levels of the military behave?
(a) They are congenial but evasive
(b) They refuse to communicate with the press
(c) They lie to make things appear better than they are
(d) They tell the truth as painful as it may be

Short Answer Questions

1. The Marines feel one of them is worth how many regular soldiers?

2. What does Herr call a company of soldiers returning from battle?

3. What is the most popular strategy for ending the war according to the soldiers?

4. When is the Khe Sanh Combat Base started?

5. Which president declares that Khe Sanh cannot fall to the NVA?

(see the answer key)

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