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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, "Antecedents to the Man".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following ARVN infantry units is referred to as the "cockpit of war" during Vietnam?
(a) 7th Infantry Division.
(b) 9th Infantry Division.
(c) 1st Infantry Division.
(d) 5th Infantry Division.

2. Which of the following ARVN commanders is promoted to the rank of general just before the Battle of Ap Bac?
(a) Tong Doc Loc.
(b) Bui Dinh Dam.
(c) Le Nguyen Binh.
(d) Huynh Van Cao.

3. The headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division of the ARVN is called:
(a) The Cockpit.
(b) The Sanctuary.
(c) The Monastery.
(d) The HQ.

4. How many M-113 armored personnel carriers are deployed by the ARVN/American forces to Ap Bac?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

5. Which intelligence officer, assigned to work with Vann, lives by the motto "know your foe", setting up an elaborate system of informants and launching an exhaustive data file on the Vietcong?
(a) Edward Lansdale.
(b) William Westmoreland.
(c) Jim Drummond.
(d) J. Edgar Hoover.

Short Answer Questions

1. During 1962, much of South Vietnam is __________.

2. What food is NOT a staple in the Vann family diet when John Paul Vann was growing up?

3. Which of the following is true about the relationship between John Paul Vann and Huynh Van Cao?

4. During the early 1960s, the Vietcong forces are _______________ in comparison to the ARVN troops.

5. In what year is John Paul Vann born?

(see the answer key)

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