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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Herr call a company of soldiers returning from battle?
(a) A colony of stroke victims
(b) Baby killers
(c) Vietnams heroes
(d) Far from heroic

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

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

4. Where does Herr find himself during a downpour?
(a) An airfield in Kontum
(b) A bunker in the jungle
(c) A hotel in Saigon
(d) China Beach

5. Why does the young marine not show any mirth in his smile?
(a) He was blinded by a grenade
(b) He saw half his company killed
(c) He murdered a Vietnamese woman
(d) He was a POW

Short Answer Questions

1. When was terrorism at its worst?

2. Who does Herr tour a palace with?

3. What phrase is used even though most soldiers don't mean it?

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

5. When does the Tet Offensive begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two realities of Vietnam and how do they differ?

2. Describe the types of reporters working in Vietnam and the reports that are sent back to the American public.

3. Describe what the soldiers and correspondents pack when going into battle.

4. Why do you think the chaplain lies to the soldier whose legs have been blown off?

5. Discuss the story about the soldier who is rewarded for killing more enemy and rescuing more prisoners than he actually did.

6. How does the news of Day Tripper and Mayhew affect Herr's time at China Beach?

7. Describe China Beach and what soldiers do there.

8. What is the Khe Sanh Combat Base and who forms it?

9. Who is the Khe Sanh press secretary and what is his role in the Khe Sanh siege?

10. Discuss Herr's comment that the military's use of "corps" zones reduces the character of the country.

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