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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. Some soldiers feel they must stop the war or Communism will go where?
(a) The United States
(b) South America
(c) China
(d) The entire world

2. What is the General's response?
(a) He is pulling American troops out of Khe Sanh
(b) He doubts the NVA can make such a manuver
(c) He wants the NVA to attack Khe Sanh
(d) He is calling in more troops

3. How does Herr get a bloody nose?
(a) He is kicked in the nose by another soldier
(b) He is hit by mortar fire
(c) He runs into a tree
(d) He is punched by Flynn

4. How do soldiers ensure the enemy is dead?
(a) By shooting them an extra time
(b) By dropping them from helicopters
(c) Dragging them from jeeps
(d) Running them over with tanks

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Many soldiers carry what to keep them safe?

2. What do the soldiers trade for the marijuana?

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

4. What does one veteran correspondent say is the most useful thing to know in Vietnam?

5. Why do military officials say Khe Sanh is different from Dien Bien Phu?

(see the answer key)

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