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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who recognizes Herr at China Beach?
(a) Dan Rather from CBS
(b) General Tompkins
(c) Robert McNamara
(d) Two Marines from the 26th Company

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

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

4. Herr learns that Mayhew died by _____________________________.
(a) a heart attack
(b) a self-inflicted gunshot wound
(c) being hit directly in the chest
(d) an ambush

5. What does Herr talk about with a black Marine?
(a) The end of the war
(b) The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) The drug culture among marines
(d) The accuracy of press coverage

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the loud hammering Herr hears inside the Chinook helicopter?

2. What is an RPG?

3. How many writers does Herr estimate are in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive?

4. What does the NCO's friend do to their school teacher?

5. How long has the Special Forces at the EM Club been in Vietnam?

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