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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, "Antecedents to the Man".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which parallel is the dividing line between North and South Vietnam?
(a) 51st.
(b) 13th.
(c) 17th.
(d) 23rd.

2. To save face following the Battle of Ap Bac, General Cao does which of the following?
(a) Launched a massive aerial offensive against Hanoi.
(b) Staged a dangerous mock attack on the same site for PR reasons.
(c) Surrendered command to John Paul Vann.
(d) Fled to neighboring Cambodia in disgrace.

3. How does John Paul Vann die?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Friendly fire exercise.
(c) Helicopter crash.
(d) In combat at Ap Bac.

4. Which one of the twelve U.S. generals stationed in Saigon feels the need to visit the site of the Battle of Ap Bac to assess what went wrong?
(a) General Porter.
(b) General Harkins.
(c) General York.
(d) General Westmoreland.

5. In what city is the 7th Infantry Division (and John Paul Vann) stationed?
(a) Hanoi.
(b) Saigon.
(c) Ap Bac.
(d) My Tho.

Short Answer Questions

1. After numerous wars with the Chinese and the French, the Vietnamese adopt the following military philosophy which gives the forces of Ho Chi Minh courage during the First and Second Indochina Wars:

2. Which event during the Vietnam War is used to discredit General Westmoreland's overall strategy and cause many Americans to demand an end to U.S. involvement there?

3. Which person below gives John Paul Vann his first military command duties with the 7th Division?

4. President Diem's younger brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu, is relied upon for his military and political advise despite the fact he has a(n) _______________ dependency.

5. Which of the following cities is the site of the Vietnamese imperial palace?

(see the answer key)

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