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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. On which day is the funeral of John Paul Vann held?
(a) May 17, 1972.
(b) December 13, 1971.
(c) June 16, 1972.
(d) July 4, 1973.

2. This person is an influential figure in stabilizing the national government of the Philippines during the 1950s and was sent to South Vietnam to see if he could do the same there.
(a) John Paul Vann.
(b) General Edward Lansdale.
(c) General Douglas MacArthur.
(d) Secretary of State Robert McNamara.

3. What is the President of the Republic of Vietnam's French name?
(a) Cristophe Yves.
(b) Jean Baptiste.
(c) Jean-Claude.
(d) Marc-Antoine.

4. Which of the following funeral attendees is also an instrumental adviser to the South Vietnamese during the early 1960s?
(a) Ho Chi Minh.
(b) Lt. Col. Lucien Conein.
(c) Joseph Alsop.
(d) General Edward Lansdale.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person below gives John Paul Vann his first military command duties with the 7th Division?

2. Ngo Dinh Diem is very afraid of ________________.

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

4. 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?

5. What word best describes John Paul Vann's physical size?

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