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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. From where is the young marine departing?
(a) Hanoi
(b) Khe Sanh
(c) Saigon
(d) My Lai
2. There are eight thousand American troops facing how many NVA troops?
(a) Forty Thousand
(b) Twenty Thousand
(c) Four Thosand
(d) Ten Thousand
3. Who does Herr tour a palace with?
(a) Captain Trong
(b) Major Tonga
(c) Major Trong
(d) Major Wong
4. What happens on the day the young marine is supposed to leave?
(a) He misses his transport
(b) He shoots himself in the hand
(c) He is killed
(d) He shoots himself in the foot
5. What does NVA stand for?
(a) North Vietnamese Army
(b) Northern Vietnam Airways
(c) Northern Veterans Association
(d) Nanking Vinh Army
Short Answer Questions
1. Who fought the Vietnamese in Dien Bien Phu?
2. What does Herr smoke before sleeping that causes him to have strange dreams?
3. What are the names the military gives to the geographical areas of Vietnam?
4. What does ARVN stand for?
5. What is the official death toll for Ia Drang listed at?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss Herr's comments about the NVA who refused to come out of his spider hole and the numerous ways a man can be killed in Vietnam.
2. How does the battle of Ia Drang affect the American soldiers?
3. How does the Vietnam War impact more than just the country of Vietnam?
4. How does the image of the World War II correspondent typing by candlelight relate to the Marines diverse views regarding war correspondents?
5. Discuss Herr's comment that the military's use of "corps" zones reduces the character of the country.
6. Describe the types of reporters working in Vietnam and the reports that are sent back to the American public.
7. Describe the battle for the Citadel in Hue.
8. What are the two realities of Vietnam and how do they differ?
9. Herr talks with a black Marine about the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. What impact does the assassination have on the black soldiers in Vietnam?
10. Who are the Montagnards and what role do they play in the Vietnam War?
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