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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. Which of the following is another aspect of John Paul Vann's personality mentioned in "The Funeral"?
(a) A relentless blame-dodger.
(b) Deceitful and scheming.
(c) Never questions his orders or the mission once.
(d) Always seems to have difficulty with those in authority.

2. During the early 1960s, the Vietcong forces are _______________ in comparison to the ARVN troops.
(a) Greatly inferior.
(b) Superior.
(c) Easily slain.
(d) Unmotivated.

3. How long is the projected worst-case scenario for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Ten years.

4. Which Vietnamese emperor hands over his power and authority to the Viet Minh when he abdicates the throne in 1946?
(a) Ming Yat-Sun.
(b) Bao Dai.
(c) Tuy Ling.
(d) Boa Thai.

5. One of the early propaganda efforts on the part of Diem's South Vietnamese government is to try to identify all Viet Minh as __________________.
(a) Colonialists.
(b) Imperialists.
(c) Fascists.
(d) Communists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following cities is the site of the Vietnamese imperial palace?

2. How many ARVN helicopters are downed by the VC forces during the battle?

3. John Paul Vann admires the "peasant army" of the South Vietnamese, citing these two traits as particularly endearing:

4. Which of the following ARVN infantry units is referred to as the "cockpit of war" during Vietnam?

5. Which of the following helicopters are newly introduced to the ARVN/U.S. forces by the time of the Battle of Ap Bac?

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