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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. Diem engages in an ambitious campaign that redistributes _______________ from the Buddhist farmers to the Catholic refugees fleeing North Vietnam.
(a) Livestock.
(b) Money.
(c) Crops.
(d) Land.

2. Which of the following cities is the site of the Vietnamese imperial palace?
(a) Hue.
(b) Hanoi.
(c) Saigon.
(d) My Tho.

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

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

5. Ngo Dinh Nhu's wife, Madam Ngo, is not-so-affectionately known by what nickname?
(a) The Terrible.
(b) The Dragon Lady.
(c) The Iron Lady.
(d) The Ice Maiden.

Short Answer Questions

1. The name for the pro-North Vietnamese forces based in South Vietnam is the ___________________.

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

3. What is the nickname of Cao's advisor, Colonel Wilbur Wilson?

4. 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?

5. John Paul Vann sees himself as a ____________ of the American way of life.

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