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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6, "A Second Time Around".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word best describes the atmosphere in Vietnam in 1965, according to John Paul Vann?
(a) Optimism.
(b) Resolve.
(c) Panic.
(d) Despair.

2. John Paul Vann is a risk-taker to such a degree that other soldiers were amazed at his bravado (or foolhardiness). How is this personality trait described by those that knew him?
(a) Death Wish.
(b) Vann's Utter Madness.
(c) The Vann Luck.
(d) The Luck of the Irish.

3. John Paul Vann is born during what era?
(a) The Alaskan Gold Rush.
(b) The 1950s.
(c) The Great Depression.
(d) The Spanish-American War.

4. During his work in Vietnam after 1965, John Paul Vann is befriended by whom?
(a) Some members of the VC high command.
(b) A VC schoolteacher and the local children.
(c) A number of mercenaries from Europe.
(d) A group of Buddhist monks.

5. Who is John Paul Vann's immediate superior?
(a) General Huynh Van Cao.
(b) Colonel Daniel B. Porter.
(c) General William Westmoreland.
(d) Lyndon Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Battle of Ap Bac is seen as a huge ________________ for the Viet Cong.

2. The ARVN forces are often sent to level villages suspected of being what?

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

4. Who is Myrtle Tripp's first husband?

5. To better fortify themselves against the ARVN assault, VC guerrillas at Ap Bac use ___________ extensively.

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