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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. Which distinguished general from World War II is dispatched to Vietnam to assess the situation?
(a) General George S. Patton.
(b) General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) General Douglas MacArthur.
(d) General Victor Krulak.

2. What food is NOT a staple in the Vann family diet when John Paul Vann was growing up?
(a) Onions with coffee and tomato "gravy".
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Steak.
(d) Biscuits.

3. John Paul Vann sees himself as a ____________ of the American way of life.
(a) Promoter.
(b) Guardian.
(c) Grudging servant.
(d) Enemy.

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

5. Who is Myrtle Tripp's first husband?
(a) Frank Vann.
(b) Arthur Price.
(c) Victor LeGay.
(d) Ed Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day does the attack at Ap Bac begin?

2. How many ARVN helicopters are downed by the VC forces during the battle?

3. What phrase best describes the bulk of the soldiers in the South Vietnamese Army?

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

5. 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?

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