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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 funeral attendees is also an instrumental adviser to the South Vietnamese during the early 1960s?
(a) Joseph Alsop.
(b) General Edward Lansdale.
(c) Lt. Col. Lucien Conein.
(d) Ho Chi Minh.

2. Which city in North Vietnam is the base for Ho Chi Minh's government?
(a) Hanoi.
(b) My Tho.
(c) Khe Sanh.
(d) Phnom Penh.

3. Which of the following ARVN infantry units is referred to as the "cockpit of war" during Vietnam?
(a) 5th Infantry Division.
(b) 1st Infantry Division.
(c) 9th Infantry Division.
(d) 7th Infantry Division.

4. Which of the following famous generals is NOT present in the funeral processional of John Paul Vann?
(a) General William Westmoreland.
(b) General John Pershing.
(c) Lt. General Richard Stilwell.
(d) General Bruce Palmer, Jr.

5. What age is John Paul Vann when he was first deployed to South Vietnam in 1962?
(a) Twenty-seven.
(b) Twenty-nine.
(c) Thirty-seven.
(d) Thirty-two.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division of the ARVN is called:

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

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

5. The Communist forces of North Vietnam are led by which of the following men?

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