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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, "Going to War".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What age is John Paul Vann when he was first deployed to South Vietnam in 1962?
(a) Thirty-seven.
(b) Thirty-two.
(c) Twenty-nine.
(d) Twenty-seven.

2. Which United States President oversees the rapid escalation of the war in Vietnam?
(a) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Richard M. Nixon.
(d) Dwight D. Eisenhower.

3. During 1962, much of South Vietnam is __________.
(a) Industrial.
(b) Rural.
(c) Suburban.
(d) Urban.

4. Which event during the Vietnam War is used to discredit General Westmoreland's overall strategy and cause many Americans to demand an end to U.S. involvement there?
(a) Burning of the Reichstag.
(b) Tet Offensives of 1968.
(c) The death of Ho Chi Minh.
(d) The Fall of Saigon.

5. Which of the following is NOT present at the funeral of John Paul Vann?
(a) A marching band.
(b) An honor guard.
(c) An Air Force fly-over.
(d) Six gray horses hitched to a caisson.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Paul Vann's frustrations with the war grow because of which of the following reasons:

2. Which of the following character traits DOES NOT fit John Paul Vann?

3. Who is appointed by General Edward Lansdale to be the President of the Republic of South Vietnam?

4. John Paul Vann admires the "peasant army" of the South Vietnamese, citing these two traits as particularly endearing:

5. Which notable newspaper reporter of the era is an attendee at the John Paul Vann funeral?

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