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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 much preparation time do the Vietcong have before the ARVN attacked them at Ap Bac?
(a) Seven weeks.
(b) Four hours.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two months.

2. To better fortify themselves against the ARVN assault, VC guerrillas at Ap Bac use ___________ extensively.
(a) Heavy gun implacements.
(b) Fox holes.
(c) Pill boxes.
(d) Razor wire traps.

3. Which of the following Vietnam War-era journalists is awarded the Pulitzer Prize in December, 1963, for reporting John Paul Vann's assessment of the situation in Vietnam?
(a) David Halberstam.
(b) Neil Sheehan.
(c) Peter Arnott.
(d) Joe Galloway.

4. What word best describes the atmosphere in Vietnam in 1965, according to John Paul Vann?
(a) Optimism.
(b) Panic.
(c) Resolve.
(d) Despair.

5. What age is John Paul Vann when he was first deployed to South Vietnam in 1962?
(a) Thirty-seven.
(b) Twenty-nine.
(c) Twenty-seven.
(d) Thirty-two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many refugees in South Vietnam belong to this religion.

2. Which of the following generals is the commanding officer of U.S. personnel in Vietnam in 1962?

3. Who is the Buddhist monk who voluntarily burned himself to death in order to protest the cruel actions of Diem's government in Saigon?

4. What is the President of the Republic of Vietnam's French name?

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

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