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

2. What is the method used by the United States to quell the rebellious tendencies of the South Vietnamese farmers who would otherwise be inclined to fight with or provide assistance to the Vietcong?
(a) Brutal intimidations tactics.
(b) Economic aid.
(c) Threats of imprisonment or death.
(d) Sweethart land deals.

3. Where is John Paul Vann buried?
(a) John Paul Vann was listed MIA.
(b) My Tho, South Vietnam.
(c) Norfolk, Virginia.
(d) Arlington, Virginia.

4. John Paul Vann's Vietnamese counterpart is named:
(a) Pol Pot.
(b) Huynh Van Cao.
(c) Ngo Dinh Diem.
(d) Ho Chi Minh.

5. Who is President of the United States in 1962?
(a) Richard M. Nixon.
(b) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname of Cao's advisor, Colonel Wilbur Wilson?

2. How does John Paul Vann die?

3. Which United States President oversees the rapid escalation of the war in Vietnam?

4. Which city in North Vietnam is the base for Ho Chi Minh's government?

5. General Edward Lansdale is a clandestine operative for which U.S. government agency?

(see the answer key)

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