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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 what year does John Paul Vann and his wife sell their home in El Paso, Texas, and move to Washington, DC?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1960.

2. What word best describes John Paul Vann's physical size?
(a) Portly.
(b) Small.
(c) Towering.
(d) Dangerously thin.

3. University students in which city start riots to protest Diem's government?
(a) My Tho.
(b) Hue.
(c) Saigon.
(d) Hanoi.

4. The protagonist of the book, John Paul Vann, is killed in 1972 while serving what organization?
(a) Army of the Republic of Viet Nam.
(b) Agency for International Development.
(c) Central Intelligence Agency.
(d) Khmer Rouge.

5. Ho Chi Minh lived in which country (other than Vietnam) prior to the Vietnam War?
(a) Italy.
(b) China.
(c) The Philippines.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John Paul Vann's mother make money for herself?

2. How many M-113 armored personnel carriers are deployed by the ARVN/American forces to Ap Bac?

3. In what year are John Paul Vann and Mary married?

4. Which distinguished general from World War II is dispatched to Vietnam to assess the situation?

5. Which parallel is the dividing line between North and South Vietnam?

(see the answer key)

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