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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. According to John Paul Vann, General Huynh Van Cao is more concerned with ________________________ than winning the war.
(a) Getting shot in the line of duty
(b) Letting the Americans run the wartime operations
(c) Looking bad on television
(d) Losing his job or a promotion

2. Which ARVN commander launches a "dummy assault" on the Ap Bac site to save face and put a positive PR spin on the confrontation?
(a) General Ming.
(b) General Ba.
(c) General Cho.
(d) General Cao.

3. What is the method used by the United States to quell the rebellious tendencies of the South Vietnamese farmers who would otherwise be inclined to fight with or provide assistance to the Vietcong?
(a) Threats of imprisonment or death.
(b) Sweethart land deals.
(c) Brutal intimidations tactics.
(d) Economic aid.

4. John Paul Vann requests the following equipment to help the M-113s navigate across the various canals in the battlefield:
(a) Portable bridges.
(b) Amphibious troop carriers.
(c) Bulldozers.
(d) Half tracks.

5. After numerous wars with the Chinese and the French, the Vietnamese adopt the following military philosophy which gives the forces of Ho Chi Minh courage during the First and Second Indochina Wars:
(a) An ostensibly weaker force, properly guided, can defeat a stronger one.
(b) He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
(c) Non-violence is better than war.
(d) Dominance through superior numbers is the only path to victory.

Short Answer Questions

1. The primary element of chance in the Battle of Ap Bac is which of the following?

2. During the late 1960s, who is the station chief in Vietnam for the pacification-worker project?

3. What age is John Paul Vann when he was first deployed to South Vietnam in 1962?

4. What is John Paul Vann's call sign during the Battle of Ap Bac?

5. Ramsey is captured by the Vietcong in 1966 and held prisoner for ________ years.

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