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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Hackworth tell his wife to go during the Cuban missile crisis?
(a) To Mexico.
(b) To a house near the sea.
(c) To Canada.
(d) To a cabin in the mountains.

2. How was the yearly training exercise of 1963 named?
(a) SWIFT STRIKE IV
(b) SWIFT STRIKE III
(c) LONG STRIKE III
(d) SWIFT RETALIATION III

3. What did Hackworth's men start calling themselves?
(a) Hackworth's killers.
(b) Hackworth's survivors.
(c) Hackworth's rangers.
(d) Hackworth's 48.

4. What resulted in many casualties during the first major engagement of Hackworth's unit?
(a) Artillery barrages.
(b) Snipers.
(c) Booby-traps.
(d) Suicide bombings.

5. What did Hackworth and Slam plan for May of 1968?
(a) A tour of Vietnam.
(b) A tour of the Pentagon.
(c) A tour of Germany.
(d) A tour of training bases in the U.S.

Short Answer Questions

1. What 1969 battle did Hackworth's men participate in?

2. What irritated Hackworth in Vietnam?

3. How often were Commanding Officers rotated in Vietnam?

4. What were Hackworth and his platoon required to ask permission of Lt.Gilchrist before using?

5. Who was Hackworth reunited with at his new position?

(see the answer key)

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