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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. John Paul Vann's Vietnamese counterpart is named:
(a) Ho Chi Minh.
(b) Ngo Dinh Diem.
(c) Pol Pot.
(d) Huynh Van Cao.

2. Who is considered the Viet Cong's most capable general?
(a) Ho Chi Minh.
(b) Ngo Dinh Nhu.
(c) Vo Nguyen Giap.
(d) Bao Dai.

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?
(a) The Vann Luck.
(b) Vann's Utter Madness.
(c) The Luck of the Irish.
(d) Death Wish.

4. Many refugees in South Vietnam belong to this religion.
(a) Methodist.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Buddhist.
(d) Baptist.

5. The name for the pro-North Vietnamese forces based in South Vietnam is the ___________________.
(a) The Resistance.
(b) Communist Army of South Vietnam.
(c) People's Liberation Army.
(d) National Liberation Front.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which notable newspaper reporter of the era is an attendee at the John Paul Vann funeral?

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

5. What age is John Paul Vann when he was first deployed to South Vietnam in 1962?

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