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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6, "A Second Time Around".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The name for the pro-North Vietnamese forces based in South Vietnam is the ___________________.
(a) The Resistance.
(b) National Liberation Front.
(c) People's Liberation Army.
(d) Communist Army of South Vietnam.

2. According to John Paul Vann, General Huynh Van Cao is more concerned with ________________________ than winning the war.
(a) Looking bad on television
(b) Getting shot in the line of duty
(c) Losing his job or a promotion
(d) Letting the Americans run the wartime operations

3. How far off (in miles) from their intended landing zones are the ARVN paratroopers eventually dropped?
(a) One and a half miles.
(b) Two miles.
(c) One mile.
(d) One half mile.

4. What is the name of John Paul Vann's biological father?
(a) John Paul LeGay.
(b) Arthur Price.
(c) Frank Vann.
(d) Johnny Spry.

5. By late 1965, the Saigon/U.S. and VC forces begin to:
(a) Push the war into Laos.
(b) Enter into peace negotiations.
(c) Bomb indiscriminately, increasing civilian casualties.
(d) Assassinate each other's top commanders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Buddhist monk who voluntarily burned himself to death in order to protest the cruel actions of Diem's government in Saigon?

2. Which religious group does President Ngo Dinh Diem persecute most severely?

3. On what date do the American advisers and ARVN military commanders begin planning the offensive at Ap Bac?

4. Who is the provincial chief of this Vietnamese province, targeted for liberation?

5. What are the findings of the generals sent to Saigon with regard to the ARVN/American performance at Ap Bac?

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