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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Part I Colleagues.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the smaller bases built?
(a) Along the route to Khe Sanh
(b) Along the route to My Lai
(c) Along the route to Saigon
(d) Along the route to Hue

2. What are the two realities of the war?
(a) That the VC keep coming and death
(b) Death and battle
(c) What the Marines experience and what the officials report
(d) drugs and death

3. What is the nickname Dink short for?
(a) Rinky-Dink
(b) Dinky doo
(c) Dink-a- Dinks
(d) Rinky-Dinky-Doos

4. What do men do to reduce glare?
(a) Wear baseball caps under their helmets
(b) Use umbrellas
(c) Wear sunglasses
(d) Paint their faces

5. When does the Dak To battle take place?
(a) November 1967
(b) April 1971
(c) March 1967
(d) December 1954

Short Answer Questions

1. What battles take place in 1965 that cost numerous American lives?

2. Which president declares that Khe Sanh cannot fall to the NVA?

3. What is the official death toll for Ia Drang listed at?

4. What do the soldiers do in China Beach?

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

(see the answer key)

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