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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What geographical area is close to Khe Sanh and is dangerous even without the war?
(a) The delta
(b) The highlands
(c) The plains
(d) The lowlands

2. Where does Herr place Khe Sanh?
(a) In I Corps
(b) Just outside the DMZ
(c) On top of the piedmont
(d) In the delta

3. What does one veteran correspondent say is the most useful thing to know in Vietnam?
(a) To know where to get drugs
(b) To get home quickly
(c) To hit the floor quickly
(d) To learn how to fire a weapon properly

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

5. What is a fatal mistake made by the Marines?
(a) Not bringing enough ammunition
(b) Not calling for reinforcements
(c) Not having enough food
(d) Underestimating the enemy

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

7. What does Herr say is the reason he came to Vietnam?
(a) To visit a foreign country
(b) To further his career
(c) To meet Seann Flynn
(d) To do his duty to his country

8. When does the Dak To battle take place?
(a) April 1971
(b) November 1967
(c) December 1954
(d) March 1967

9. What battles take place in 1965 that cost numerous American lives?
(a) Saigon
(b) Hue
(c) Khe Sanh
(d) Ia Drang

10. Who do some American soldiers fight for?
(a) The French
(b) The Chinese
(c) The Japanese
(d) The VC

11. What is a TAOR?
(a) Tactical Base of Responsiblity
(b) Tactical Army of Response
(c) Training And Ovation Response
(d) Tactics Armory of Reconnaissance

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

13. Why do military officials say Khe Sanh is different from Dien Bien Phu?
(a) The base sits on high ground
(b) There are more American troops than NVA
(c) The Americans are better prepared than the French
(d) The NVA will give up quickly

14. What is the young marine's laugh like when it does come out?
(a) Loud snorts
(b) A high giggle
(c) He covers his mouth
(d) Like a hyena

15. What are the streets of Saigon full of?
(a) Crime and trash
(b) Animals
(c) Prostitutes
(d) Dead soldiers

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to South Vietnamese at Hue?

2. The VC conserves what?

3. For how many miles does the front at Dak To stretch?

4. What happens on the day the young marine is supposed to leave?

5. Who fights with the Montagnards against the NVA?

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