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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Starting in April, 1967, these event begin as a result of the growing VC numbers:
(a) Aerial Bombardments.
(b) Allied Ground Surge.
(c) Hill Fights.
(d) Lightning Strikes.

2. Which of the following Vietnam War-era journalists is awarded the Pulitzer Prize in December, 1963, for reporting John Paul Vann's assessment of the situation in Vietnam?
(a) Neil Sheehan.
(b) Peter Arnott.
(c) Joe Galloway.
(d) David Halberstam.

3. During the late 1960s, who is the station chief in Vietnam for the pacification-worker project?
(a) Gordon Jorgenson.
(b) Albert Hall.
(c) Gordon Brown.
(d) Victor Krulak.

4. What is Robert Komer's nickname, given to him by Cabot Lodge, Jr.?
(a) Blow Hard.
(b) Flamethrower.
(c) Ice Man.
(d) Blow Torch.

5. When do the Vann children eventually start receiving gifts for Christmas?
(a) At the end of the 1930s.
(b) At age 8.
(c) When they turned 12.
(d) When they grew up and finally moved out.

6. John Paul Vann is sent to build schools and help refugees in many areas that:
(a) Were burned to the ground.
(b) Were loyal to the United States.
(c) Could be exploited for resources.
(d) Sympathized with the VC.

7. What does John Paul Vann find out about the numbers of the Regional Forces in Hau Nghia?
(a) They were a significant fighting force.
(b) There were no Regional Forces there.
(c) They were supported by three VC divisions.
(d) They were greatly exaggerated.

8. In what year does John Paul Vann retire from the Army?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1963.

9. In what year does John Paul Vann and his wife sell their home in El Paso, Texas, and move to Washington, DC?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1966.

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

11. Ramsey is captured by the Vietcong in 1966 and held prisoner for ________ years.
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

12. Which province does John Paul Vann and his friend conspire to re-take?
(a) Hau Nghia Province.
(b) Quang Binh Province.
(c) Kon Tum Province.
(d) Da Nang Province.

13. What word best describes the atmosphere in Vietnam in 1965, according to John Paul Vann?
(a) Panic.
(b) Despair.
(c) Resolve.
(d) Optimism.

14. Which one of the twelve U.S. generals stationed in Saigon feels the need to visit the site of the Battle of Ap Bac to assess what went wrong?
(a) General York.
(b) General Harkins.
(c) General Westmoreland.
(d) General Porter.

15. What position is offered to John Paul Vann by Secretary of State Robert McNamara?
(a) Chief of Asian Division.
(b) Robert McNamara's Undersecretary of State.
(c) Supreme Allied Commander for Southeast Asia.
(d) Head of Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Cabot Lodge, Jr., arrive in Vietnam?

2. Which prominent American political figure arrives in Vietnam to overthrow the Diem regime?

3. What does General Harkins believe about the Battle of Ap Bac that puts him at odds with John Paul Vann, his other American subordinates, and even General York?

4. What specific order is given to General Huynh Van Cao in 1966 by his superiors, which he refuses to carry out?

5. In what year is General Harkins replaced?

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