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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Downs and his platoon return to which camp?
(a) Riverside command station.
(b) Cho-Hui firebase.
(c) Firebase Pleiku.
(d) Base Camp Montezuma.

2. What unfortunate incident happens to Downs when he must face an enemy.
(a) His gun jams.
(b) He runs out of ammunition.
(c) He is attacked from behind.
(d) He trips.

3. How is the attacking NVA officer killed?
(a) Shot.
(b) Strangled.
(c) Snared.
(d) Stabbed.

4. How many men are injured by a land mine at this time?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

5. The men are suddenly involved in a battle with how many Vietcong soldiers?
(a) 70.
(b) 60.
(c) 40.
(d) 55.

6. Which of the following is not at least slightly injured in the blast?
(a) Bell.
(b) Downs.
(c) Sells.
(d) Hunter.

7. The _____ platoon of Alpha Company meets up with Downs' troops.
(a) 2nd.
(b) 1st.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 4th.

8. Once he is in the village, Downs notices that the Vietnamese people there are poor and ____.
(a) Diseased.
(b) Starving.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Wretched.

9. Where do the people search for usable items?
(a) Refuse pails.
(b) Soldiers' tents.
(c) Surrounding fields.
(d) Dump.

10. After the remaining Vietcong flee, the Americans discover two _____ concealed in a bunker.
(a) Crates of weapons.
(b) Prisoners.
(c) Mortars.
(d) Topographical maps.

11. Who serves as the point man on the next patrol?
(a) Yoder.
(b) Mann.
(c) Downs.
(d) Muto.

12. Two soldiers are hit by a land mine after walking through a _____.
(a) Gully.
(b) Rice paddy.
(c) Hedgerow.
(d) Village hut.

13. What is the name of the man that took over for RTO Mann?
(a) Muto.
(b) Jose.
(c) Sells.
(d) Rueto.

14. How many men are in the platoon at this time?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

15. Back at the camp Sells orders Downs to hike _____ kilometers south of the bridge.
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. The patrol is sent out not to fight but to locate:

2. How is Downs spared from being caught and killed?

3. What emergency procedure is performed to attempt to save the man's life?

4. The plan entails going to a local ____ to ambush the Vietcong.

5. How many American soldiers are injured during this particular confrontation?

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