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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Many soldiers carry what to keep them safe?
(a) An extra grenade
(b) A handgun
(c) A knife in their boot
(d) Good luck charms
2. 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
3. Where does Herr place Khe Sanh?
(a) On top of the piedmont
(b) Just outside the DMZ
(c) In I Corps
(d) In the delta
4. What tribes control the mountains?
(a) Groups of American refuge soldiers
(b) The Montagnard
(c) The NVA
(d) The Chinese
5. When did Dien Bien Phu occur?
(a) 1954
(b) 1965
(c) 1967
(d) 1962
6. The brass declare what after the Tet Offensive?
(a) They are pulling out of the war
(b) Retreat
(c) Defeat
(d) Victory
7. Why do military officials say Khe Sanh is different from Dien Bien Phu?
(a) The base sits on high ground
(b) The NVA will give up quickly
(c) There are more American troops than NVA
(d) The Americans are better prepared than the French
8. When did the First Indochina War end?
(a) 1970
(b) 1945
(c) 1954
(d) 1975
9. What two kinds of drugs do the soldiers turn to?
(a) Dexedrine and Heroin
(b) Heroin and Meth
(c) Amphetamines and depressants
(d) Cocaine and Dexedrine
10. Where does the chapter's title come from?
(a) A propaganda slogan
(b) The nickname for the Tet Offensive
(c) A popular song
(d) A saying soldiers paint on their helmets
11. What does Herr say finally happened to the young marine?
(a) He is killed in an ambush
(b) He does not know if he got out or not
(c) He leaves for home on his fourth attempt
(d) He is hospitalized on suicide watch
12. What is the name of the river by Hue?
(a) The Euphrates
(b) The River of Tears
(c) The Perfume River
(d) The Khe Sahn River
13. What is a LRRP?
(a) Last Roving Reporting Patrol
(b) Long Range Reporting Party
(c) Long Range Recruit Party
(d) Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol
14. The Marines feel one of them is worth how many regular soldiers?
(a) Ten
(b) Five
(c) Two
(d) One
15. In what city is Herr's apartment?
(a) Ho Chi Minh
(b) Tokyo
(c) China Beach
(d) Saigon
Short Answer Questions
1. What happens to bodies that cannot be positively identified?
2. What does one soldier do when he sees Herr's bloody nose?
3. When do NVA troops begin building up around the Khe Sanh base?
4. What does NVA stand for?
5. Who do some American soldiers fight for?
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