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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, "Antecedents to a Confrontation".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a prominent religion practiced in South Vietnam?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Buddhist.
(c) Taoist.
(d) Seventh-Day Adventist.

2. The ARVN commanders feel ____________ to the forces of the Vietcong.
(a) Equal to
(b) Inferior
(c) Allegiance with
(d) Superior

3. U.S. military ships are fired on during a routine mission in this body of water:
(a) Gulf of Tonkin.
(b) South China Sea.
(c) Bay of Biscay.
(d) Indian Ocean.

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

5. John Paul Vann admires the "peasant army" of the South Vietnamese, citing these two traits as particularly endearing:
(a) Cooking skills and knowledge of combat tactics.
(b) Friendliness and good aim.
(c) Industriousness and creativity.
(d) Cheerfulness and endurance.

Short Answer Questions

1. The protagonist of the book, John Paul Vann, is killed in 1972 while serving what organization?

2. How does John Paul Vann die?

3. John Paul Vann is a risk-taker to such a degree that other soldiers were amazed at his bravado (or foolhardiness). How is this personality trait described by those that knew him?

4. Which Vietnamese emperor hands over his power and authority to the Viet Minh when he abdicates the throne in 1946?

5. According to John Paul Vann, General Huynh Van Cao is more concerned with ________________________ than winning the war.

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