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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. How many students (estimated) are arrested and sent to jail during the riots?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 750.
(c) 500.
(d) 250.

2. On what date do the American advisers and ARVN military commanders begin planning the offensive at Ap Bac?
(a) December 28, 1962.
(b) December 25, 1963.
(c) January 2, 1963.
(d) July 4, 1962.

3. How much preparation time do the Vietcong have before the ARVN attacked them at Ap Bac?
(a) Seven weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Two months.

4. What word best describes John Paul Vann's physical size?
(a) Towering.
(b) Dangerously thin.
(c) Small.
(d) Portly.

5. Which person becomes a sort of father figure to John Paul Vann?
(a) William Westmoreland.
(b) Rodney "Rod" Applegate.
(c) Garland Evan Hopkins.
(d) Johnny Baker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Buddhist monk who voluntarily burned himself to death in order to protest the cruel actions of Diem's government in Saigon?

2. This person is an influential figure in stabilizing the national government of the Philippines during the 1950s and was sent to South Vietnam to see if he could do the same there.

3. This is one of the most effective weapons deployed by the ARVN/American forces at Ap Bac.

4. Which of the following helicopters are newly introduced to the ARVN/U.S. forces by the time of the Battle of Ap Bac?

5. Approximately how many pages are in the famous "Pentagon Papers"?

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