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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Special Forces man who kills one enemy and frees one prisoner is rewarded for killing how many and rescuing how many?
(a) Killing 2 and rescuing 1
(b) Killing 1 and rescuing 1
(c) Killing 1 and rescuing 5
(d) Killing 14 and rescuing 6

2. What is the loud hammering Herr hears inside the Chinook helicopter?
(a) The gunfire issuing from the helicopter
(b) Bullets hitting the underside of the helicopter
(c) The sound of bombs exploding in the air around the helicopter
(d) The propellors falling off

3. How often do soldiers get to go to China Beach?
(a) Only if their CO recommends them
(b) Every month
(c) Every two weeks
(d) At least once during a 13-month tour

4. What does Herr choose not to carry with him that many other reporters carry?
(a) His credentials
(b) Extra ammunition
(c) Cameras
(d) Extra food

5. What is the name of the relief operation at Khe Sanh?
(a) Operation Eagle
(b) Operation Pegasus
(c) Operation Winged-Horse
(d) Operation Get Out Now

6. What does one correspondent ride through the middle of a battle?
(a) A water buffalo
(b) An open top jeep
(c) A bicycle
(d) A tank

7. What news of Mayhew does Herr receive at China Beach?
(a) He has been stationed in Saigon
(b) He is dead
(c) He is also in China Beach
(d) He has been sent home

8. Where is Day Tripper and Mayhew's bunker located?
(a) Near the perimeter
(b) In the back of the base
(c) The stay in a Temple
(d) Between Khe Sanh and Langvei

9. Where does Herr go following Khe Sanh?
(a) Saigon
(b) United States
(c) China
(d) China Beach

10. What do the Marines discover in the hills?
(a) The NVA left in a hurry
(b) Massacred villagers
(c) Ammunition and arms supplies
(d) Entrenched NVA troops

11. How long has the Special Forces at the EM Club been in Vietnam?
(a) Two tours
(b) Thirty-six months
(c) 48 months
(d) Four tours

12. Where are Day Tripper and Mayhew from respectively?
(a) Kansas City and Atlanta
(b) Detroit and Kansas City
(c) Chicago and Detroit
(d) Detroit and New York City

13. What event occurs at the same time as the Khe Sanh battle?
(a) The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
(b) Herr's birthday
(c) Page dies in battle
(d) The Beatles visit Saigon

14. What rock and roll artist does one soldier play during a firefight?
(a) Buddy Holly
(b) Jimi Hendrix
(c) Elvis Presley
(d) The Beatles

15. Why don't the soldiers accept the coffee?
(a) They are ordered not to stop
(b) They do not hear the women
(c) They do not drink coffee
(d) They are too battle-weary

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the press secretary for Khe Sanh?

2. What does Page represent to the Marines?

3. What two things mark his visits with friends?

4. What sights upset Day Tripper?

5. Who recognizes Herr at China Beach?

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