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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the two realities of the war?
(a) What the Marines experience and what the officials report
(b) That the VC keep coming and death
(c) drugs and death
(d) Death and battle

3. What sights upset Day Tripper?
(a) The NVA soldiers hanging on the wire fence
(b) Piles of dead Vietnamese
(c) Mayhew losing a leg
(d) Wounded

4. What battle occurs at the same time as the siege at Khe Sanh?
(a) Hue
(b) Saigon
(c) Danang
(d) Langvei

5. With which general do Herr and Prager meet?
(a) General Thompson
(b) General Tompkins
(c) General North
(d) General Eisenhower

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Herr believe about the press secretary at Khe Sanh?

2. What event occurs at the same time as the Khe Sanh battle?

3. Who is the press secretary for Khe Sanh?

4. Herr compares some of the reporters to what other profession?

5. What do the Marines discover in the hills?

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