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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 Breathing Out.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. No soldier would want to return home with this.
(a) Malaria
(b) Lost limbs
(c) Shell shock
(d) Depression

2. What dissolves among American soldiers after Ia Drang?
(a) morale
(b) arrogance
(c) confidence
(d) frustration

3. In what city is Herr's apartment?
(a) China Beach
(b) Ho Chi Minh
(c) Tokyo
(d) Saigon

4. According to Herr, how do the higher levels of the military behave?
(a) They are congenial but evasive
(b) They tell the truth as painful as it may be
(c) They refuse to communicate with the press
(d) They lie to make things appear better than they are

5. For how many miles does the front at Dak To stretch?
(a) Three
(b) Ten
(c) Twenty
(d) Thirty

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of people are the Montagnards?

2. Why does the young marine not show any mirth in his smile?

3. What does Herr begin the chapter with?

4. Reporters compare the Khe Sanh base to what other military conflict?

5. What is a LRRP?

(see the answer key)

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