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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 person below gives John Paul Vann his first military command duties with the 7th Division?
(a) General Westmoreland.
(b) Colonel Daniel B. Porter.
(c) General Palmer.
(d) Colonel Tim Bradstreet.

2. How does John Paul Vann die?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Friendly fire exercise.
(c) Helicopter crash.
(d) In combat at Ap Bac.

3. What organization is established by President Kennedy to act as an advisory body to the government in South Vietnam?
(a) Central Intelligence Agency.
(b) The OSS.
(c) Military Council of Vietnam.
(d) Military Assistance Command - Vietnam.

4. During the early 1960s, the Vietcong forces are _______________ in comparison to the ARVN troops.
(a) Unmotivated.
(b) Superior.
(c) Greatly inferior.
(d) Easily slain.

5. What phrase best describes the bulk of the soldiers in the South Vietnamese Army?
(a) Grizzled veterans.
(b) Combat ready.
(c) Cannon fodder.
(d) Underprepared and untrained.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ngo Dinh Nhu's wife, Madam Ngo, is not-so-affectionately known by what nickname?

2. John Paul Vann is born during what era?

3. President Ngo Dinh Diem is made president of South Vietnam by the _______________.

4. The name for the pro-North Vietnamese forces based in South Vietnam is the ___________________.

5. What age is John Paul Vann when he was first deployed to South Vietnam in 1962?

(see the answer key)

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