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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 do some American soldiers fight for?
(a) The Japanese
(b) The Chinese
(c) The VC
(d) The French

2. Who is the press secretary for Khe Sanh?
(a) Colonel David Lownds
(b) Dana Stone
(c) Seann Flynn Page
(d) Herr

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

4. When does Operation Pegasus begin?
(a) April 1
(b) August 1
(c) March 31
(d) January 1

5. What two emotions does Herr feel looking at pictures of dead people?
(a) Repulsion and fascination
(b) Shock and Repulsion
(c) Shock and fascination
(d) Fascination and Horror

Short Answer Questions

1. What does NVA stand for?

2. Where are the smaller bases built?

3. Why do many soldiers miss details that could have kept them alive?

4. How often do soldiers get to go to China Beach?

5. What happens to bodies that cannot be positively identified?

(see the answer key)

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