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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Postscript: China Beach—Khe Sanh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What geographical area is close to Khe Sanh and is dangerous even without the war?
(a) The delta
(b) The highlands
(c) The plains
(d) The lowlands

2. What was once the most beautiful city in Vietnam?
(a) Hue
(b) Saigon
(c) Ho Chi Minh
(d) China Beach

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

4. What does ARVN stand for?
(a) Armed Republic Vietnamese
(b) Army Reinforcements for Vietnam
(c) Armed Reconnaissance for Vietnam
(d) Army of the Repubic of Vietnam

5. What do most of the soldiers try to avoid in one way or another?
(a) Wearing their dog tags
(b) Going back to America
(c) Dreaming
(d) Getting shot at

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mayhew's friend recovering before returning to Khe Sanh?

2. When does the Dak To battle take place?

3. What is a Seabee?

4. Why do the men hear continuous machine gun fire at night?

5. Why does the young marine not show any mirth in his smile?

(see the answer key)

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