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

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 two kinds of drugs do the soldiers turn to?
(a) Dexedrine and Heroin
(b) Amphetamines and depressants
(c) Heroin and Meth
(d) Cocaine and Dexedrine

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

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

5. What does Herr smoke before sleeping that causes him to have strange dreams?
(a) Cocaine
(b) Heroin
(c) Marijuana
(d) A Vietnamese Cigar

Short Answer Questions

1. What does NVA stand for?

2. What phrase is used even though most soldiers don't mean it?

3. In what city is Herr's apartment?

4. What is a TAOR?

5. What two correspondents spend about a month with Herr?

(see the answer key)

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