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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. Many refugees in South Vietnam belong to this religion.
(a) Baptist.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Catholic.

2. After numerous wars with the Chinese and the French, the Vietnamese adopt the following military philosophy which gives the forces of Ho Chi Minh courage during the First and Second Indochina Wars:
(a) An ostensibly weaker force, properly guided, can defeat a stronger one.
(b) He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
(c) Dominance through superior numbers is the only path to victory.
(d) Non-violence is better than war.

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

4. Which of the following is true regarding the interrogation tactics of the Vietnamese and Cambodian "Rangers"?
(a) They were considerate and polite.
(b) They were very cruel and often wound up killing their captives.
(c) They adhered strictly to the Geneva Convention with regard to interrogation techniques.
(d) They did not capture anyone, but rather killed them on the field of battle.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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