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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. Who is the press secretary for Khe Sanh?
(a) Colonel David Lownds
(b) Herr
(c) Dana Stone
(d) Seann Flynn Page

3. Who set the booby trap on the latrine?
(a) The reporters
(b) Vietnamese civilians
(c) The VC
(d) A soldier gone crazy

4. Why do many soldiers miss details that could have kept them alive?
(a) They do not care to live
(b) COs do not tell them
(c) Fatigue
(d) Loss of Hearing

5. No soldier would want to return home with this.
(a) Shell shock
(b) Malaria
(c) Depression
(d) Lost limbs

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do military officials say Khe Sanh is different from Dien Bien Phu?

2. Who is the correspondent Herr travels with across the DMZ?

3. What is another term for shell shock?

4. President Johnson's comment about Khe Sanh is considered what?

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

(see the answer key)

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