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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, "Antecedents to a Confrontation".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which person below gives John Paul Vann his first military command duties with the 7th Division?
(a) Colonel Daniel B. Porter.
(b) General Westmoreland.
(c) General Palmer.
(d) Colonel Tim Bradstreet.

2. President Ngo Dinh Diem is made president of South Vietnam by the _______________.
(a) American government.
(b) United Nations.
(c) People of South Vietnam.
(d) Viet Minh.

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

4. The U.S. war strategy under the leadership of General William Westmoreland is described as a war of _______________.
(a) Containment.
(b) Reduction.
(c) Depletion.
(d) Attrition.

5. John Paul Vann sees himself as a ____________ of the American way of life.
(a) Enemy.
(b) Promoter.
(c) Grudging servant.
(d) Guardian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the attendees at John Paul Vann's funeral?

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

3. Which intelligence officer, assigned to work with Vann, lives by the motto "know your foe", setting up an elaborate system of informants and launching an exhaustive data file on the Vietcong?

4. The Communist forces of North Vietnam are led by which of the following men?

5. What is the President of the Republic of Vietnam's French name?

(see the answer key)

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