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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. Who does Herr tour a palace with?
(a) Captain Trong
(b) Major Trong
(c) Major Tonga
(d) Major Wong

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

3. What do the soldiers do in China Beach?
(a) Soak up the sun, take hot showers, eat hot food
(b) Resupply ammunition, weapons, and fuel supplies of other troops
(c) Work in rice fields
(d) Engage in training missions

4. Where are Day Tripper and Mayhew from respectively?
(a) Detroit and New York City
(b) Kansas City and Atlanta
(c) Chicago and Detroit
(d) Detroit and Kansas City

5. What event occurs at the same time as the Khe Sanh battle?
(a) The Beatles visit Saigon
(b) Herr's birthday
(c) Page dies in battle
(d) The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where are the Americans best at fighting?

3. When was terrorism at its worst?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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