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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who do the Montagnards hated?
(a) The Americans
(b) The South and North Vietnamese
(c) The Chinese
(d) The French
2. What is the term for the condition which affects many soldiers experiencing terrible events in war?
(a) Shell Shock
(b) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(c) Agoraphobia
(d) Veteran's disease
3. Who do some American soldiers fight for?
(a) The Chinese
(b) The French
(c) The VC
(d) The Japanese
4. What do the soldiers trade for the marijuana?
(a) Weapons
(b) Cigarettes
(c) Food rations
(d) Ammunition
5. Why does the young marine not show any mirth in his smile?
(a) He murdered a Vietnamese woman
(b) He was blinded by a grenade
(c) He was a POW
(d) He saw half his company killed
6. What does one veteran correspondent say is the most useful thing to know in Vietnam?
(a) To learn how to fire a weapon properly
(b) To get home quickly
(c) To know where to get drugs
(d) To hit the floor quickly
7. Reporters compare the Khe Sanh base to what other military conflict?
(a) Ho Chi Minh
(b) Tokyo
(c) Saigon
(d) Dien Bien Phu
8. Where does Saigon look beautiful?
(a) In the gardens
(b) In the streets
(c) From the air
(d) In the bars
9. What do men do to reduce glare?
(a) Paint their faces
(b) Wear baseball caps under their helmets
(c) Wear sunglasses
(d) Use umbrellas
10. Who fought the Vietnamese in Dien Bien Phu?
(a) The Montagnards
(b) The Chinese
(c) The French
(d) The Japanese
11. Where are the Americans best at fighting?
(a) In Saigon
(b) In the ground cover
(c) In the Air
(d) On land
12. What was once the most beautiful city in Vietnam?
(a) Ho Chi Minh
(b) Saigon
(c) China Beach
(d) Hue
13. There are eight thousand American troops facing how many NVA troops?
(a) Twenty Thousand
(b) Forty Thousand
(c) Four Thosand
(d) Ten Thousand
14. When did the First Indochina War end?
(a) 1954
(b) 1970
(c) 1975
(d) 1945
15. What is the most popular strategy for ending the war according to the soldiers?
(a) Remaining in Vietnam forever
(b) Letting the NVA take over
(c) Going home
(d) Levelling the country
Short Answer Questions
1. How many times does the young marine miss his transport?
2. Who fights with the Montagnards against the NVA?
3. What type of people are the Montagnards?
4. When is the Khe Sanh Combat Base started?
5. Why do military officials say Khe Sanh is different from Dien Bien Phu?
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