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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. What is the term for the condition which affects many soldiers experiencing terrible events in war?
(a) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(b) Agoraphobia
(c) Veteran's disease
(d) Shell Shock

2. When is the Khe Sanh Combat Base started?
(a) 1965
(b) 1962
(c) 1967
(d) 1954

3. Herr compares being in battle to what?
(a) Driving a racecar
(b) Running with the bulls
(c) The Alamo
(d) Riding a roller coaster

4. What happens to bodies that cannot be positively identified?
(a) They are not counted
(b) They are listed as VC
(c) They are hung from trees
(d) They are listed as American

5. With which newspaper is Peter Braestrup associated?
(a) Washington Post
(b) Philadelphia Enquirer
(c) New York Times
(d) Boston Globe

Short Answer Questions

1. There are eight thousand American troops facing how many NVA troops?

2. Where does Herr find himself during a downpour?

3. Who is defeated during the battle of Dien Bien Phu?

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

5. What is the young marine's laugh like when it does come out?

(see the answer key)

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