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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6, "A Second Time Around".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. General Edward Lansdale is a clandestine operative for which U.S. government agency?
(a) Central Intelligence Agency.
(b) National Security Administration.
(c) Federal Bureau of Investigations.
(d) Internal Revenue Service.

2. What is the nickname of Herb Prevost's squadron?
(a) Victor Charlie.
(b) Jungle Jim.
(c) The Swamp Rats.
(d) Bravo Company.

3. Diem engages in an ambitious campaign that redistributes _______________ from the Buddhist farmers to the Catholic refugees fleeing North Vietnam.
(a) Crops.
(b) Money.
(c) Land.
(d) Livestock.

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

5. One of the early propaganda efforts on the part of Diem's South Vietnamese government is to try to identify all Viet Minh as __________________.
(a) Imperialists.
(b) Communists.
(c) Fascists.
(d) Colonialists.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Paul Vann admires the "peasant army" of the South Vietnamese, citing these two traits as particularly endearing:

2. Which person becomes a sort of father figure to John Paul Vann?

3. John Paul Vann sees himself as a ____________ of the American way of life.

4. What is the American troops' nickname for the Viet Cong?

5. Who is the provincial chief of this Vietnamese province, targeted for liberation?

(see the answer key)

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