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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Part II Colleagues.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What news of Mayhew does Herr receive at China Beach?
(a) He is dead
(b) He is also in China Beach
(c) He has been sent home
(d) He has been stationed in Saigon

3. What was once the most beautiful city in Vietnam?
(a) Ho Chi Minh
(b) Saigon
(c) Hue
(d) China Beach

4. What event occurs at the same time as the Khe Sanh battle?
(a) The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
(b) Page dies in battle
(c) Herr's birthday
(d) The Beatles visit Saigon

5. What does the photographer witness soldiers doing with VC bodies?
(a) Dropping them out of a helicopter
(b) Hanging them from trees
(c) Burying them in a mass grave
(d) Lighting them on fire

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says he is now emperor?

2. When is Herr in Vietnam?

3. What geographical area is close to Khe Sanh and is dangerous even without the war?

4. What does Herr call a company of soldiers returning from battle?

5. What is booby trapped with a grenade?

(see the answer key)

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