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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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

2. Where are the Americans best at fighting?
(a) On land
(b) In Saigon
(c) In the ground cover
(d) In the Air

3. Who does Herr tour a palace with?
(a) Major Trong
(b) Major Tonga
(c) Captain Trong
(d) Major Wong

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

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

6. What does Herr say plays behind the young marine's eyes?
(a) The My Lai massacre
(b) The endless marches through jungles
(c) The horror of seeing his buddies killed
(d) The children playing near land mines

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

8. What is the official death toll for Ia Drang listed at?
(a) 3000
(b) 300
(c) 500
(d) 400

9. Many soldiers carry what to keep them safe?
(a) An extra grenade
(b) A handgun
(c) Good luck charms
(d) A knife in their boot

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

11. Who fights with the Montagnards against the NVA?
(a) Vietnamese civilians
(b) The Americans
(c) The South Vietnamese
(d) The French

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

13. The brass declare what after the Tet Offensive?
(a) They are pulling out of the war
(b) Victory
(c) Retreat
(d) Defeat

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What jungle disease takes down many strong men?

2. Where does Herr find himself during a downpour?

3. Who says he is now emperor?

4. What happens to South Vietnamese at Hue?

5. Why does the young marine not show any mirth in his smile?

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