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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 7, "John Vann Stays".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many M-113 armored personnel carriers are deployed by the ARVN/American forces to Ap Bac?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

2. What phrase below best describes the relationship of Frank Vann with his sons?
(a) Loving, but unable to provide much of a living.
(b) Drunken and abusive.
(c) Unavailable because of his hectic work schedule.
(d) Loving and well-off.

3. How are the Viet Minh perceived by many of the Vietnamese people, especially in light of their victory over the French in the First Indochina War?
(a) Deeply religious traditionalists.
(b) Patriotic freedom fighters.
(c) Anti-authoritarian radicals.
(d) Enlightened warriors.

4. 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.
(a) General Edward Lansdale.
(b) Secretary of State Robert McNamara.
(c) John Paul Vann.
(d) General Douglas MacArthur.

5. U.S. military ships are fired on during a routine mission in this body of water:
(a) Indian Ocean.
(b) Gulf of Tonkin.
(c) Bay of Biscay.
(d) South China Sea.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year does Cabot Lodge, Jr., arrive in Vietnam?

3. Which religious group does President Ngo Dinh Diem persecute most severely?

4. Which of the following funeral attendees is also an instrumental adviser to the South Vietnamese during the early 1960s?

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

(see the answer key)

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