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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) Counter-insurgency
(b) Intense negotiations
(c) Carpet bombing
(d) Attrition and depletion

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

3. Where does John Paul Vann die?
(a) On his way home from work at the Pentagon.
(b) Over the Pacific Ocean.
(c) Central Highlands of South Vietnam.
(d) Central Highlands of North Vietnam.

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

5. During the early 1960s, the Vietcong forces are _______________ in comparison to the ARVN troops.
(a) Superior.
(b) Easily slain.
(c) Unmotivated.
(d) Greatly inferior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ngo Dinh Diem is very afraid of ________________.

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

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

4. Following their slow but steady stream of military successes, the South Vietnamese President, Ngo Dinh Diem, awards the 7th Infantry Division for their __________________.

5. During 1962, much of South Vietnam is __________.

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