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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. During 1962, much of South Vietnam is __________.
(a) Urban.
(b) Suburban.
(c) Industrial.
(d) Rural.

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

3. Which Vietnamese emperor hands over his power and authority to the Viet Minh when he abdicates the throne in 1946?
(a) Ming Yat-Sun.
(b) Bao Dai.
(c) Tuy Ling.
(d) Boa Thai.

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

5. What is the nickname of Cao's advisor, Colonel Wilbur Wilson?
(a) Stonewall.
(b) Ironsides.
(c) Coal Bin Willie.
(d) Black Bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is true about the relationship between John Paul Vann and Huynh Van Cao?

2. Which United States President oversees the rapid escalation of the war in Vietnam?

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

4. Which city in North Vietnam is the base for Ho Chi Minh's government?

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

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