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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, "Taking on the System".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This group of organized gangs and criminals attempt a revolt in South Vietnam's capitol city of Saigon.
(a) Cao Dai.
(b) Viet Minh.
(c) Khmer Rouge.
(d) Binh Xuyen.

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

3. How does John Paul Vann summarize the events at Ap Bac?
(a) "A complete disaster."
(b) "A misterable damn performance."
(c) "A narrow loss."
(d) "A masterful coordination with the ARVN."

4. Which person below gives John Paul Vann his first military command duties with the 7th Division?
(a) General Palmer.
(b) Colonel Tim Bradstreet.
(c) General Westmoreland.
(d) Colonel Daniel B. Porter.

5. Who is President of the United States in 1962?
(a) Richard M. Nixon.
(b) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Lyndon B. Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. John Paul Vann requests the following equipment to help the M-113s navigate across the various canals in the battlefield:

3. How many Viet Cong guerrillas are entrenched in defensive positions at Ap Bac?

4. What is General Harkins' response to John Paul Vann's report of the battle?

5. What phrase best describes the bulk of the soldiers in the South Vietnamese Army?

(see the answer key)

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