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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tang suspect about the historical documents used in the infancy of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam?
(a) There might be copyright infringement problems in the future.
(b) They were poorly devised.
(c) They were entwined with Ho Chi Minh's overall political insights.
(d) They were written by spies from Diem's regime.

2. What did Tang's pregnant wife do when both fathers demanded the couple return home?
(a) She stayed with her husband in France.
(b) She aborted her baby and stayed in France.
(c) She returned home alone.
(d) She persuaded Tang to return home with her.

3. Why did Tang's early mobilization committee in Chapter 7 send Nguyen Van Hieu to Hanoi?
(a) To rid themselves of Hieu.
(b) To discuss assassination plans for Diem.
(c) To gain support from their Northern compatriots.
(d) To plan a mass emigration to America.

4. What was the first job Tang got in France after his parents stopped sending him money?
(a) Bus Driver.
(b) Professor.
(c) Political Assistant.
(d) Dishwasher.

5. What career did Tang's father decide Tang should pursue?
(a) Banker.
(b) Pharmacist.
(c) Dentist.
(d) Doctor.

6. What did Ho Chi Minh see Madame Thao doing when he entered the house of the alliance delegation?
(a) Putting on makeup.
(b) Preparing dinner.
(c) Getting dressed.
(d) Arguing with her husband.

7. Who was Ngo Dinh Nhu?
(a) A teacher at Saigon University.
(b) Leader of the National Revolutionary Movement.
(c) Organizer of the National Liberation Front.
(d) Prime Minister of Vietnam.

8. Why were the Montagnards' village populations forced by Diem's troops out of the mountains and into the valleys, separating them from their ancestral lands and graves?
(a) To make the tribespeople more accessible to government control.
(b) Diem wanted the villagers to recognize his power.
(c) To relocate populations into more modern, better housing for their own good.
(d) To gain control of the guerrilla troops.

9. What job did Tang take at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Commissioner of Naval Supplies in Toulon.
(b) Head of the Revolutionary Committee.
(c) Law Professor at Saigon University.
(d) Chief Comptroller for the Industry and Commerce Bank of Vietnam.

10. Why did the NLF Committee meet in 1961 during Tet?
(a) So the members could meet during a celebratory time of year.
(b) Government security would be lax at that time.
(c) Members could bring their family with them if desired.
(d) It was the best seasonal weather.

11. Why did Tang and his compatriots refuse the radio being offered to them by the Americans readying them for a prisoner exchange?
(a) They thought it might contain an electronic homing device.
(b) Radios were considered disrespectful in their religion.
(c) They feared it might contain a bomb.
(d) They did not want any gifts from the enemy.

12. When Ho Chi Minh explained Vietnamese history to Tang, what did he say about the French?
(a) France had always been Vietnam's ally.
(b) The French and the Chinese were fighting the Vietnamese.
(c) France had used Vietnam as a slave state.
(d) The French were helping Vietnam to develop the country.

13. Who did Ho Chi Minh remind Tang of?
(a) His school teacher.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His father.
(d) His eldest brother.

14. What was Diem's To Cong campaign?
(a) A well-organized center of Diem's opposition.
(b) Diem's long run for political office.
(c) Jailing and execution of communist sympathizers.
(d) Nhu's revolutionary movement.

15. Why was the Northern Vietnamese government fearful of American involvement in the fighting in Vietnam in the early 1960s?
(a) Chances for a peaceful, negotiated settlement would vanish.
(b) They had no firearms for a counterattack.
(c) The Chinese would then become involved.
(d) A nuclear bomb attack was anticipated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the meaning of "Danh va dam, dam va dahn"'?

2. Why did the guards forget to feed Tang and the other prisoners in the police headquarters for a couple of days in Chapter 11?

3. What form of torture did Tang endure in Chapter 10, causing great pain to his eyes?

4. How were Phat's commandos able to lure Tho's prison guards away in Chapter 7?

5. Which of the following was NOT an objective of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam?

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