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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. Where do the American soldiers get marijuana?
(a) From their COs
(b) In the mountains
(c) At the PX
(d) From Vietnamese soldiers

2. What is the weapon that kills Mayhew?
(a) AK-47
(b) M-16
(c) Land mine
(d) RPG (rocket-propelled grenade)

3. What is the trick to survival?
(a) Listen to your commander
(b) Keep your head low
(c) Stay put
(d) Always keep moving

4. What does one veteran correspondent say is the most useful thing to know in Vietnam?
(a) To get home quickly
(b) To hit the floor quickly
(c) To learn how to fire a weapon properly
(d) To know where to get drugs

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does one official say a dead Marine costs?

2. What happens to South Vietnamese at Hue?

3. How many writers does Herr estimate are in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive?

4. With which newspaper is Peter Braestrup associated?

5. What is an RPG?

(see the answer key)

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