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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. What is the nickname of Cao's advisor, Colonel Wilbur Wilson?
(a) Coal Bin Willie.
(b) Black Bill.
(c) Stonewall.
(d) Ironsides.

2. Which ARVN commander launches a "dummy assault" on the Ap Bac site to save face and put a positive PR spin on the confrontation?
(a) General Ba.
(b) General Cao.
(c) General Ming.
(d) General Cho.

3. What is the nickname of Herb Prevost's squadron?
(a) Jungle Jim.
(b) The Swamp Rats.
(c) Victor Charlie.
(d) Bravo Company.

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

5. Who is John Paul Vann's immediate superior?
(a) General William Westmoreland.
(b) General Huynh Van Cao.
(c) Colonel Daniel B. Porter.
(d) Lyndon Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Vietnamese emperor hands over his power and authority to the Viet Minh when he abdicates the throne in 1946?

2. The Battle of Ap Bac is seen as a huge ________________ for the Viet Cong.

3. Following their slow but steady stream of military successes, the South Vietnamese President, Ngo Dinh Diem, awards the 7th Infantry Division for their __________________.

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

5. The name for the pro-North Vietnamese forces based in South Vietnam is the ___________________.

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