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

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

3. Which of the following character traits DOES NOT fit John Paul Vann?
(a) Strong-willed.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Prideful.
(d) Vindictive.

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

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

2. Approximately how many pages are in the famous "Pentagon Papers"?

3. 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?

4. During the early 1960s, the Vietcong forces are _______________ in comparison to the ARVN troops.

5. John Paul Vann's Vietnamese counterpart is named:

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