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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Herr finally take up a weapon?
(a) During the Tet Offensive
(b) When a VC threatens him
(c) When he is dared to shoot a water buffalo
(d) When another soldier makes him use a gun

2. Some soldiers feel they must stop the war or Communism will go where?
(a) China
(b) The entire world
(c) The United States
(d) South America

3. What are the streets of Saigon full of?
(a) Crime and trash
(b) Prostitutes
(c) Dead soldiers
(d) Animals

4. What happens on the day the young marine is supposed to leave?
(a) He shoots himself in the hand
(b) He shoots himself in the foot
(c) He is killed
(d) He misses his transport

5. Who set the booby trap on the latrine?
(a) Vietnamese civilians
(b) The reporters
(c) A soldier gone crazy
(d) The VC

Short Answer Questions

1. President Johnson's comment about Khe Sanh is considered what?

2. What do men do to reduce glare?

3. The soldiers feel that the actual death count is closer to how many times the official count?

4. Where are the Americans best at fighting?

5. What does Herr wear on his first day in Vietnam?

(see the answer key)

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