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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 religious group does President Ngo Dinh Diem persecute most severely?
(a) Buddhists.
(b) Christians.
(c) Moslems.
(d) Taoists.

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

3. Who is considered the Viet Cong's most capable general?
(a) Bao Dai.
(b) Ho Chi Minh.
(c) Vo Nguyen Giap.
(d) Ngo Dinh Nhu.

4. How many ARVN helicopters are downed by the VC forces during the battle?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) All of them.

5. U.S. military ships are fired on during a routine mission in this body of water:
(a) Bay of Biscay.
(b) Indian Ocean.
(c) Gulf of Tonkin.
(d) South China Sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following ARVN commanders is promoted to the rank of general just before the Battle of Ap Bac?

2. The ARVN commanders feel ____________ to the forces of the Vietcong.

3. Who is President of the United States in 1962?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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