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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During which month is one of the vehicles in the convoy blown up?
(a) October.
(b) September.
(c) December.
(d) November.

2. Which government office is held by one of the Vietnamese civilians?
(a) County Clerk.
(b) Judge.
(c) Magistrate.
(d) Sheriff.

3. Which of the following is to be guarded by the company?
(a) Village.
(b) Captured civilians.
(c) Bridge.
(d) Rice paddy.

4. Where were the troops moved to next?
(a) Desert.
(b) Riverside.
(c) Coast.
(d) Jungle.

5. Soldiers fight constantly to gain control of which of the following?
(a) Bridge.
(b) Road.
(c) Village center.
(d) Communications tower.

6. Which word best describes the area in which Downs is stationed?
(a) Pastural.
(b) Ravaged.
(c) Bustling.
(d) War-torn.

7. The patrol goes into an area covered mostly by _____.
(a) Rice paddies.
(b) Jungle.
(c) Vietcong.
(d) Underbrush.

8. What is the rank of the officer Downs refers to as being "nasty?"
(a) Captain.
(b) Private.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Major.

9. In what year does the story begin?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1968.

10. Downs is now a part of the Delta Company and which other battalion?
(a) The Silent Dragons.
(b) The Golden Dragons.
(c) The Silver Dragons.
(d) The Fire Dragons.

11. What type of company operates at the base?
(a) Beta.
(b) Delta.
(c) Alpha.
(d) Omega.

12. How do the soldiers get from the helicopters to the ground?
(a) Air lifts.
(b) Step down.
(c) Parachute.
(d) Jump.

13. Which is not among the people centered in the camp to respond to enemy attacks?
(a) Medic.
(b) Chaplain.
(c) RTO.
(d) Commander.

14. Which man stops to give advice to Downs about the condition of the jungle?
(a) Williams.
(b) Mann.
(c) Rueto.
(d) Fouel.

15. On what day is the first Vietcong soldier killed by a soldier?
(a) November 15.
(b) October 31.
(c) November 8.
(d) December 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the next location?

2. What is referred to using the acronym OCS?

3. The officer is assigned to which division?

4. The soldiers are often greeted by which of the following?

5. The platoon finds ___ Vietcong have been blown up along the roadside.

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