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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What village was Hackworth at when he asked the old man about the NVA?

2. What type of victory was the Vietcong according to Hackworth?

3. What did Hackworth want to do after his first tour of duty in Vietnam ended in Chapter 16?

4. What was the first major engagement for Hackworth and his men?

5. In what task force was Hackworth involved in 1963?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Colonel Hanh act according to Chapter 21?

2. What did Hackworth feel the United States was doing?

3. Who was visiting Los Angeles, according to Chapter 13, and what happened during the visit?

4. When Hackworth reported to Fort Lewis in Chapter 18, what did he find?

5. What did Hackworth say of his experience with the NVA troops?

6. What was the first thing Hackworth learned about Vietnam?

7. What did Hackworth formulate to achieve the same high body count as Hunt?

8. What did the men under Hackworth's command do at first?

9. When did the Screaming Eagles 1st Brigade arrive in Vietnam according to Chapter 14 and who greeted them?

10. Who did Hackworth meet when he was on R&R?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Eisenhower's view of the United States military spending with that of President Kennedy.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the history of enlistment in the United States military and determine whether Hackworth's case of underage enlistment was common.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the significance of the reductions in force under President Eisenhower.

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