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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 of the following cities is the site of the Vietnamese imperial palace?
(a) My Tho.
(b) Hue.
(c) Hanoi.
(d) Saigon.

2. According to John Paul Vann, General Huynh Van Cao is more concerned with ________________________ than winning the war.
(a) Losing his job or a promotion
(b) Letting the Americans run the wartime operations
(c) Getting shot in the line of duty
(d) Looking bad on television

3. The ARVN forces are often sent to level villages suspected of being what?
(a) Disloyal to the South Vietnamese government.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Vietcong positions.
(d) Predominantly Buddhist.

4. Which of the following is true about the relationship between John Paul Vann and Huynh Van Cao?
(a) They got along well.
(b) They clashed constantly.
(c) They didn't know each other at all.
(d) Each learned from the other.

5. Diem engages in an ambitious campaign that redistributes _______________ from the Buddhist farmers to the Catholic refugees fleeing North Vietnam.
(a) Money.
(b) Crops.
(c) Land.
(d) Livestock.

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 ARVN commanders feel ____________ to the forces of the Vietcong.

3. John Paul Vann's Vietnamese counterpart is named:

4. Where is John Paul Vann buried?

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

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