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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 event during the Vietnam War is used to discredit General Westmoreland's overall strategy and cause many Americans to demand an end to U.S. involvement there?
(a) Burning of the Reichstag.
(b) The death of Ho Chi Minh.
(c) Tet Offensives of 1968.
(d) The Fall of Saigon.

2. What is the nickname of Cao's advisor, Colonel Wilbur Wilson?
(a) Stonewall.
(b) Ironsides.
(c) Coal Bin Willie.
(d) Black Bill.

3. Which of the following is NOT present at the funeral of John Paul Vann?
(a) Six gray horses hitched to a caisson.
(b) An honor guard.
(c) An Air Force fly-over.
(d) A marching band.

4. This group of organized gangs and criminals attempt a revolt in South Vietnam's capitol city of Saigon.
(a) Cao Dai.
(b) Binh Xuyen.
(c) Khmer Rouge.
(d) Viet Minh.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John Paul Vann die?

2. How are the Viet Minh perceived by many of the Vietnamese people, especially in light of their victory over the French in the First Indochina War?

3. What is the nickname of Herb Prevost's squadron?

4. Who is considered the Viet Cong's most capable general?

5. The headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division of the ARVN is called:

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