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

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

3. What is the nickname of Herb Prevost's squadron?
(a) Victor Charlie.
(b) Bravo Company.
(c) Jungle Jim.
(d) The Swamp Rats.

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

5. Where is John Paul Vann buried?
(a) Arlington, Virginia.
(b) Norfolk, Virginia.
(c) John Paul Vann was listed MIA.
(d) My Tho, South Vietnam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following funeral attendees is also an instrumental adviser to the South Vietnamese during the early 1960s?

2. The ARVN commanders feel ____________ to the forces of the Vietcong.

3. What word best describes John Paul Vann's physical size?

4. Ngo Dinh Diem is very afraid of ________________.

5. The ARVN forces are often sent to level villages suspected of being what?

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