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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Part I Khe Sanh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Seann Flynn's famous father?
(a) Steven Flynn
(b) Errol Flynn
(c) The Flying Flynn
(d) Flynn Page

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

3. What does Herr call a company of soldiers returning from battle?
(a) Far from heroic
(b) Baby killers
(c) A colony of stroke victims
(d) Vietnams heroes

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the American soldiers get marijuana?

2. Many soldiers carry what to keep them safe?

3. When is Herr in Vietnam?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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