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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 Vietnamese counterpart is named:
(a) Ho Chi Minh.
(b) Huynh Van Cao.
(c) Ngo Dinh Diem.
(d) Pol Pot.

2. General Edward Lansdale is a clandestine operative for which U.S. government agency?
(a) Central Intelligence Agency.
(b) Internal Revenue Service.
(c) Federal Bureau of Investigations.
(d) National Security Administration.

3. What is the method used by the United States to quell the rebellious tendencies of the South Vietnamese farmers who would otherwise be inclined to fight with or provide assistance to the Vietcong?
(a) Threats of imprisonment or death.
(b) Economic aid.
(c) Brutal intimidations tactics.
(d) Sweethart land deals.

4. Which intelligence officer, assigned to work with Vann, lives by the motto "know your foe", setting up an elaborate system of informants and launching an exhaustive data file on the Vietcong?
(a) Edward Lansdale.
(b) William Westmoreland.
(c) Jim Drummond.
(d) J. Edgar Hoover.

5. What organization is established by President Kennedy to act as an advisory body to the government in South Vietnam?
(a) Military Council of Vietnam.
(b) The OSS.
(c) Military Assistance Command - Vietnam.
(d) Central Intelligence Agency.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Paul Vann's frustrations with the war grow because of which of the following reasons:

2. Which of the following ARVN infantry units is referred to as the "cockpit of war" during Vietnam?

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

4. What phrase best describes the bulk of the soldiers in the South Vietnamese Army?

5. Which of the following best describes the attendees at John Paul Vann's funeral?

(see the answer key)

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