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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. Approximately how many pages are in the famous "Pentagon Papers"?
(a) 300.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 1,100.
(d) 7,000.

2. Which of the following cities is the site of the Vietnamese imperial palace?
(a) My Tho.
(b) Saigon.
(c) Hue.
(d) Hanoi.

3. For how many years during his childhood was John Paul Vann bounced between his two aunts and other friends and relatives?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four and a half.
(d) Two and a half.

4. In what year is General Harkins replaced?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1964.

5. What phrase best describes the bulk of the soldiers in the South Vietnamese Army?
(a) Grizzled veterans.
(b) Underprepared and untrained.
(c) Combat ready.
(d) Cannon fodder.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does John Paul Vann and his wife sell their home in El Paso, Texas, and move to Washington, DC?

2. How long is the projected worst-case scenario for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

3. Which Vietnamese emperor hands over his power and authority to the Viet Minh when he abdicates the throne in 1946?

4. What is the nickname of Herb Prevost's squadron?

5. What is the nickname of John Paul Vann's maternal grandmother?

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