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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Part II Colleagues.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Herr talk about with a black Marine?
(a) The accuracy of press coverage
(b) The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) The drug culture among marines
(d) The end of the war

2. Herr compares some of the reporters to what other profession?
(a) police officers
(b) accountants
(c) secretaries
(d) movie stars

3. What does Herr wear on his first day in Vietnam?
(a) Combat boots, shorts and a flack jacket
(b) Shorts and a Hawaiin shirt
(c) New fatigues
(d) Jeans, a tie-dye t-shirt and flip flops

4. The dreams of the soldiers become what?
(a) Physical battles
(b) Psychadelic
(c) Calming
(d) Torturous

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the NVA have that no one expected them to have?

2. What do officials do to make things seem better than they are?

3. How do soldiers ensure the enemy is dead?

4. How many times does the young marine miss his transport?

5. What rock and roll artist does one soldier play during a firefight?

(see the answer key)

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