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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 is Herr in Vietnam?
(a) 1965 -1967
(b) 1967 - 1968
(c) 1963 -1965
(d) 1967 - 1969

2. What does one veteran correspondent say is the most useful thing to know in Vietnam?
(a) To learn how to fire a weapon properly
(b) To know where to get drugs
(c) To get home quickly
(d) To hit the floor quickly

3. Where does Herr place Khe Sanh?
(a) Just outside the DMZ
(b) In the delta
(c) On top of the piedmont
(d) In I Corps

4. How does Herr get a bloody nose?
(a) He runs into a tree
(b) He is punched by Flynn
(c) He is hit by mortar fire
(d) He is kicked in the nose by another soldier

5. What does one soldier do when he sees Herr's bloody nose?
(a) Gives him a medal
(b) Rushes him to Medevac
(c) Laughs
(d) Takes his gun away

Short Answer Questions

1. What geographical area is close to Khe Sanh and is dangerous even without the war?

2. For how many miles does the front at Dak To stretch?

3. What is a fatal mistake made by the Marines?

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

5. What do most of the soldiers try to avoid in one way or another?

(see the answer key)

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