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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. 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 Westmoreland.
(b) General Harkins.
(c) General York.
(d) General Porter.

2. In what year does Myrtle actually allow Frank Vann to adopt John Paul Vann?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1956.

3. What is John Paul Vann's call sign during the Battle of Ap Bac?
(a) Walrus.
(b) Red Rooster.
(c) Topper Six.
(d) Gold Leader.

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

5. Which ARVN commander leads the M-113 company during the Battle of Ap Bac?
(a) Huynh Van Cao.
(b) Ngo Dinh Nhu.
(c) Capt. Ly Tong Ba.
(d) Vo Nguyen Giap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname of Cao's advisor, Colonel Wilbur Wilson?

2. Which of the following is another aspect of John Paul Vann's personality mentioned in "The Funeral"?

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

4. By late 1965, the Saigon/U.S. and VC forces begin to:

5. Which city in North Vietnam is the base for Ho Chi Minh's government?

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