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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. The U.S. war strategy under the leadership of General William Westmoreland is described as a war of _______________.
(a) Attrition.
(b) Containment.
(c) Reduction.
(d) Depletion.

2. This is one of the most effective weapons deployed by the ARVN/American forces at Ap Bac.
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Napalm.
(c) Rocket salvos.
(d) Fifty caliber guns.

3. President John F. Kennedy proposes _______________ as a way to deal with possible peasant uprisings spurred on by the Vietcong.
(a) Intense negotiations
(b) Carpet bombing
(c) Counter-insurgency
(d) Attrition and depletion

4. Which of the following is true about the relationship between John Paul Vann and Huynh Van Cao?
(a) They got along well.
(b) They didn't know each other at all.
(c) Each learned from the other.
(d) They clashed constantly.

5. How long is the projected worst-case scenario for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
(a) Five years.
(b) Three years.
(c) One year.
(d) Ten years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Buddhist monk who voluntarily burned himself to death in order to protest the cruel actions of Diem's government in Saigon?

2. What is the name of John Paul Vann's first REAL friend?

3. This person is an influential figure in stabilizing the national government of the Philippines during the 1950s and was sent to South Vietnam to see if he could do the same there.

4. John Paul Vann admires the "peasant army" of the South Vietnamese, citing these two traits as particularly endearing:

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

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