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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Part III Breathing In.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the First Indochina War end?
(a) 1954
(b) 1970
(c) 1945
(d) 1975

3. What does one soldier do when he sees Herr's bloody nose?
(a) Rushes him to Medevac
(b) Takes his gun away
(c) Laughs
(d) Gives him a medal

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

5. In what city is Herr's apartment?
(a) Tokyo
(b) Saigon
(c) China Beach
(d) Ho Chi Minh

Short Answer Questions

1. What two emotions does Herr feel looking at pictures of dead people?

2. What does one veteran correspondent say is the most useful thing to know in Vietnam?

3. What is the trick to survival?

4. When was terrorism at its worst?

5. What is a TAOR?

(see the answer key)

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