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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The dreams of the soldiers become what?
(a) Psychadelic
(b) Calming
(c) Physical battles
(d) Torturous
2. What are the names the military gives to the geographical areas of Vietnam?
(a) I Corps, DMZ, Cam Ranh Bay, Saigon
(b) DMZ, Eye Corps, Mountains, Delta
(c) Saigon, China Beach, Khe Sanh, Ho Chi Minh
(d) I Corps, II Corps, III Corps, IV Corps
3. What does Herr say finally happened to the young marine?
(a) He leaves for home on his fourth attempt
(b) He is killed in an ambush
(c) He does not know if he got out or not
(d) He is hospitalized on suicide watch
4. Who fought the Vietnamese in Dien Bien Phu?
(a) The Japanese
(b) The Montagnards
(c) The French
(d) The Chinese
5. According to Herr, no parents want their son to return with this.
(a) Shell shock
(b) Malaria
(c) Depression
(d) Gonorrhea
6. When does the Tet Offensive begin?
(a) July 31, 1967
(b) January 30,1968
(c) July 4, 1965
(d) January 31, 1969
7. President Johnson's comment about Khe Sanh is considered what?
(a) Propaganda
(b) An excuse for the Americans defeat
(c) A political move
(d) An encouragement to the troops
8. Where are the Americans best at fighting?
(a) In the ground cover
(b) In the Air
(c) On land
(d) In Saigon
9. For how many miles does the front at Dak To stretch?
(a) Ten
(b) Three
(c) Thirty
(d) Twenty
10. What do the troops find in the city of Hue?
(a) Fresh replacement troops from America
(b) A large company of NVA troops
(c) A deserted city
(d) Thousands of dead bodies
11. Which president declares that Khe Sanh cannot fall to the NVA?
(a) Nixon
(b) Lyndon Johnson
(c) JFK
(d) Adams
12. What battles take place in 1965 that cost numerous American lives?
(a) Khe Sanh
(b) Hue
(c) Saigon
(d) Ia Drang
13. What does Herr say plays behind the young marine's eyes?
(a) The children playing near land mines
(b) The endless marches through jungles
(c) The horror of seeing his buddies killed
(d) The My Lai massacre
14. What do men do to reduce glare?
(a) Paint their faces
(b) Use umbrellas
(c) Wear baseball caps under their helmets
(d) Wear sunglasses
15. What is a TAOR?
(a) Tactical Army of Response
(b) Tactics Armory of Reconnaissance
(c) Tactical Base of Responsiblity
(d) Training And Ovation Response
Short Answer Questions
1. What is booby trapped with a grenade?
2. When did the First Indochina War end?
3. When does Herr finally take up a weapon?
4. What is the young marine's laugh like when it does come out?
5. What tribes control the mountains?
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