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

2. Who is President of the United States in 1962?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Richard M. Nixon.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) Dwight D. Eisenhower.

3. On which day is the funeral of John Paul Vann held?
(a) July 4, 1973.
(b) June 16, 1972.
(c) December 13, 1971.
(d) May 17, 1972.

4. According to John Paul Vann, General Huynh Van Cao is more concerned with ________________________ than winning the war.
(a) Getting shot in the line of duty
(b) Looking bad on television
(c) Losing his job or a promotion
(d) Letting the Americans run the wartime operations

5. What age is John Paul Vann when he was first deployed to South Vietnam in 1962?
(a) Thirty-two.
(b) Twenty-seven.
(c) Thirty-seven.
(d) Twenty-nine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does John Paul Vann die?

3. The headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division of the ARVN is called:

4. Which person below gives John Paul Vann his first military command duties with the 7th Division?

5. Which of the following is true regarding the interrogation tactics of the Vietnamese and Cambodian "Rangers"?

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