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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 ARVN commander leads the M-113 company during the Battle of Ap Bac?
(a) Vo Nguyen Giap.
(b) Ngo Dinh Nhu.
(c) Huynh Van Cao.
(d) Capt. Ly Tong Ba.

2. After numerous wars with the Chinese and the French, the Vietnamese adopt the following military philosophy which gives the forces of Ho Chi Minh courage during the First and Second Indochina Wars:
(a) Non-violence is better than war.
(b) Dominance through superior numbers is the only path to victory.
(c) An ostensibly weaker force, properly guided, can defeat a stronger one.
(d) He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.

3. What phrase best describes the bulk of the soldiers in the South Vietnamese Army?
(a) Underprepared and untrained.
(b) Combat ready.
(c) Cannon fodder.
(d) Grizzled veterans.

4. In what month are Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother assassinated?
(a) January.
(b) April.
(c) November.
(d) August.

5. Many refugees in South Vietnam belong to this religion.
(a) Catholic.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Baptist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which parallel is the dividing line between North and South Vietnam?

2. Which of the following is another aspect of John Paul Vann's personality mentioned in "The Funeral"?

3. University students in which city start riots to protest Diem's government?

4. How long is the projected worst-case scenario for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

5. Approximately how many pages are in the famous "Pentagon Papers"?

(see the answer key)

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