Dispatches Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Dispatches Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What jungle disease takes down many strong men?
(a) Malaria
(b) West Nile
(c) Anthrax
(d) Pneumonia

2. What is a LRRP?
(a) Long Range Recruit Party
(b) Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol
(c) Last Roving Reporting Patrol
(d) Long Range Reporting Party

3. The brass declare what after the Tet Offensive?
(a) Retreat
(b) Defeat
(c) They are pulling out of the war
(d) Victory

4. When did the First Indochina War end?
(a) 1945
(b) 1970
(c) 1954
(d) 1975

5. How long does it take for Herr to hear all the variations of war stories?
(a) Six months
(b) A month
(c) One year
(d) Two years

6. What happens to bodies that cannot be positively identified?
(a) They are listed as American
(b) They are listed as VC
(c) They are hung from trees
(d) They are not counted

7. No soldier would want to return home with this.
(a) Depression
(b) Malaria
(c) Lost limbs
(d) Shell shock

8. What is the most popular strategy for ending the war according to the soldiers?
(a) Levelling the country
(b) Remaining in Vietnam forever
(c) Going home
(d) Letting the NVA take over

9. Why does the young marine not show any mirth in his smile?
(a) He murdered a Vietnamese woman
(b) He saw half his company killed
(c) He was a POW
(d) He was blinded by a grenade

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

11. When do NVA troops begin building up around the Khe Sanh base?
(a) 1966
(b) 1965
(c) 1967
(d) 1962

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

13. Many soldiers carry what to keep them safe?
(a) An extra grenade
(b) A knife in their boot
(c) Good luck charms
(d) A handgun

14. When is Herr in Vietnam?
(a) 1967 - 1968
(b) 1967 - 1969
(c) 1965 -1967
(d) 1963 -1965

15. In what city is Herr's apartment?
(a) Saigon
(b) Tokyo
(c) China Beach
(d) Ho Chi Minh

Short Answer Questions

1. The NVA hold what building in Hue?

2. The Marines feel one of them is worth how many regular soldiers?

3. When does the Dak To battle take place?

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

5. What does NVA stand for?

(see the answer keys)

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