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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, "Going to War".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During 1962, much of South Vietnam is __________.
(a) Suburban.
(b) Rural.
(c) Industrial.
(d) Urban.

2. Following their slow but steady stream of military successes, the South Vietnamese President, Ngo Dinh Diem, awards the 7th Infantry Division for their __________________.
(a) Gallantry.
(b) Well-ordered retreats.
(c) Total victory over the Vietcong.
(d) Combat expertise.

3. Who is appointed by General Edward Lansdale to be the President of the Republic of South Vietnam?
(a) Ngo Dinh Diem.
(b) Ho Chi Minh.
(c) Mao Tse-Tung.
(d) Dien Bien Phu.

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) Ho Chi Minh.
(c) Lt. Col. Lucien Conein.
(d) Joseph Alsop.

5. John Paul Vann's frustrations with the war grow because of which of the following reasons:
(a) Media coverage of the war is deemed unfair and biased against the government in Saigon.
(b) He gets no real help from Huynh Van Cao or from his own commanders.
(c) He is merely an advisor and doesn't get to go fight anyone.
(d) The Vietcong are extremely powerful and the US is hopelessly outmatched.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization is established by President Kennedy to act as an advisory body to the government in South Vietnam?

2. President John F. Kennedy proposes _______________ as a way to deal with possible peasant uprisings spurred on by the Vietcong.

3. Where is John Paul Vann buried?

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

5. On which day is the funeral of John Paul Vann held?

(see the answer key)

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