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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 Breathing Out.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the NVA soldier sitting in the picture Herr sees?
(a) At China Beach
(b) In a restaruant in Saigon
(c) In a palace at Hue
(d) By the Danag River

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

3. What is the young marine's laugh like when it does come out?
(a) Loud snorts
(b) Like a hyena
(c) He covers his mouth
(d) A high giggle

4. Herr compares combat veterans to what?
(a) Rock and Roll veterans
(b) Living Zombies
(c) Psychiatric patients
(d) Firefighters

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do men do to reduce glare?

2. President Johnson's comment about Khe Sanh is considered what?

3. What is the most popular strategy for ending the war according to the soldiers?

4. What does Mayhew announce that upsets Day Tripper?

5. What do officials do to make things seem better than they are?

(see the answer key)

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