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. Which president declares that Khe Sanh cannot fall to the NVA?
(a) Nixon
(b) JFK
(c) Adams
(d) Lyndon Johnson

2. According to Herr, no parents want their son to return with this.
(a) Depression
(b) Shell shock
(c) Malaria
(d) Gonorrhea

3. Where does the chapter's title come from?
(a) The nickname for the Tet Offensive
(b) A popular song
(c) A saying soldiers paint on their helmets
(d) A propaganda slogan

4. When was terrorism at its worst?
(a) 1963 - 1965
(b) 1961-1963
(c) 1965 -1973
(d) 1963-1973

5. What does ARVN stand for?
(a) Armed Reconnaissance for Vietnam
(b) Army of the Repubic of Vietnam
(c) Army Reinforcements for Vietnam
(d) Armed Republic Vietnamese

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

7. Herr compares being in battle to what?
(a) Riding a roller coaster
(b) Driving a racecar
(c) Running with the bulls
(d) The Alamo

8. What do men do to reduce glare?
(a) Paint their faces
(b) Wear baseball caps under their helmets
(c) Wear sunglasses
(d) Use umbrellas

9. What dissolves among American soldiers after Ia Drang?
(a) arrogance
(b) frustration
(c) confidence
(d) morale

10. Where do the American soldiers get marijuana?
(a) From their COs
(b) In the mountains
(c) At the PX
(d) From Vietnamese soldiers

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

12. What happens on the day the young marine is supposed to leave?
(a) He is killed
(b) He shoots himself in the hand
(c) He shoots himself in the foot
(d) He misses his transport

13. What does Herr wear on his first day in Vietnam?
(a) Shorts and a Hawaiin shirt
(b) New fatigues
(c) Jeans, a tie-dye t-shirt and flip flops
(d) Combat boots, shorts and a flack jacket

14. What do the soldiers trade for the marijuana?
(a) Cigarettes
(b) Ammunition
(c) Food rations
(d) Weapons

15. From where is the young marine departing?
(a) Khe Sanh
(b) Saigon
(c) My Lai
(d) Hanoi

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herr say plays behind the young marine's eyes?

2. Who fires on the soldiers Herr travels with?

3. What two correspondents spend about a month with Herr?

4. What does Herr say finally happened to the young marine?

5. What is a fatal mistake made by the Marines?

(see the answer keys)

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