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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 person below gives John Paul Vann his first military command duties with the 7th Division?
(a) Colonel Tim Bradstreet.
(b) General Palmer.
(c) Colonel Daniel B. Porter.
(d) General Westmoreland.

2. Who is President of the United States in 1962?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Richard M. Nixon.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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) Death Wish.
(d) The Luck of the Irish.

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

5. The Communist forces of North Vietnam are led by which of the following men?
(a) General Huynh Van Cao.
(b) Ngo Dinh Diem.
(c) Ho Chi Minh.
(d) Mao Tse-Tung.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is John Paul Vann buried?

2. Which parallel is the dividing line between North and South Vietnam?

3. Which of the following ARVN infantry units is referred to as the "cockpit of war" during Vietnam?

4. President Ngo Dinh Diem is made president of South Vietnam by the _______________.

5. Which of the following is NOT a prominent religion practiced in South Vietnam?

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