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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 is one of the most effective weapons deployed by the ARVN/American forces at Ap Bac.
(a) Napalm.
(b) Fifty caliber guns.
(c) Rocket salvos.
(d) All answers are correct.

2. In what city is the 7th Infantry Division (and John Paul Vann) stationed?
(a) My Tho.
(b) Ap Bac.
(c) Saigon.
(d) Hanoi.

3. Which of the following generals is the commanding officer of U.S. personnel in Vietnam in 1962?
(a) General George S. Patton.
(b) General Bruce Palmer, Jr.
(c) General William Westmoreland.
(d) General Paul Harkins.

4. French occupation of Vietnam officially ends shortly after this decisive battle during the First Indochina War:
(a) Battle of Dien Bien Phu.
(b) Battle of Ia Drang.
(c) Battle of Ap Bac.
(d) Battle of Khe Sanh.

5. Who is appointed by General Edward Lansdale to be the President of the Republic of South Vietnam?
(a) Ho Chi Minh.
(b) Mao Tse-Tung.
(c) Dien Bien Phu.
(d) Ngo Dinh Diem.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On which day is the funeral of John Paul Vann held?

3. 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?

4. John Paul Vann is born during what era?

5. 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?

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