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

2. The brass declare what after the Tet Offensive?
(a) They are pulling out of the war
(b) Victory
(c) Retreat
(d) Defeat

3. Where is the enemy most effective?
(a) At China Beach
(b) In the air
(c) On the ground
(d) In Saigon

4. No soldier would want to return home with this.
(a) Malaria
(b) Shell shock
(c) Depression
(d) Lost limbs

5. According to Herr, no parents want their son to return with this.
(a) Shell shock
(b) Gonorrhea
(c) Malaria
(d) Depression

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the troops find in the city of Hue?

2. When does the Dak To battle take place?

3. What does Herr call a company of soldiers returning from battle?

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

5. What is booby trapped with a grenade?

(see the answer key)

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