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

2. Where does Herr find himself during a downpour?
(a) A bunker in the jungle
(b) An airfield in Kontum
(c) China Beach
(d) A hotel in Saigon

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

4. When does the Tet Offensive begin?
(a) July 4, 1965
(b) January 30,1968
(c) January 31, 1969
(d) July 31, 1967

5. What is booby trapped with a grenade?
(a) A helmet
(b) A tank
(c) A tent door
(d) A latrine

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Herr finally take up a weapon?

2. What do the soldiers trade for the marijuana?

3. When is Herr in Vietnam?

4. What does Herr say is the reason he came to Vietnam?

5. What is the trick to survival?

(see the answer key)

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