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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. In order to build broad-based support for his cause, Ho Chi Minh needs to do what?
(a) Gain the aid of Communist China.
(b) Downplay his communist beliefs.
(c) Launch a massive PR campaign.
(d) Take over the south by force.

2. What does John Paul Vann realize upon his return to Vietnam in 1965?
(a) The Viet Cong had retreated into Laos.
(b) The Viet Cong have taken over.
(c) The government of Cambodia had fallen.
(d) The U.S. and South Vietnamese will not win.

3. What is the name of John Paul Vann's first REAL friend?
(a) Rodney "Rod" Applegate.
(b) Edward "Gene" Crutchfield.
(c) Thomas Riley.
(d) Frederick Winters.

4. How does John Paul Vann's mother make money for herself?
(a) Manual labor.
(b) Handicrafts.
(c) A large inheritance from her mother.
(d) Prostitution.

5. General Edward Lansdale is a clandestine operative for which U.S. government agency?
(a) Internal Revenue Service.
(b) Central Intelligence Agency.
(c) National Security Administration.
(d) Federal Bureau of Investigations.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Paul Vann's frustrations with the war grow because of which of the following reasons:

2. One of the early propaganda efforts on the part of Diem's South Vietnamese government is to try to identify all Viet Minh as __________________.

3. 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?

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

5. President Diem's younger brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu, is relied upon for his military and political advise despite the fact he has a(n) _______________ dependency.

(see the answer key)

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