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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, the Vietnamese colonels in Saigon are best described as:
(a) Arrogant and bragadocious.
(b) Greedy and distrustful.
(c) Bored.
(d) Timid and cowardly.

2. In what year does John Paul Vann and his wife sell their home in El Paso, Texas, and move to Washington, DC?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1966.

3. This group of organized gangs and criminals attempt a revolt in South Vietnam's capitol city of Saigon.
(a) Khmer Rouge.
(b) Viet Minh.
(c) Binh Xuyen.
(d) Cao Dai.

4. Approximately how many pages are in the famous "Pentagon Papers"?
(a) 7,000.
(b) 1,100.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 300.

5. What food is NOT a staple in the Vann family diet when John Paul Vann was growing up?
(a) Onions with coffee and tomato "gravy".
(b) Biscuits.
(c) Steak.
(d) Potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the projected worst-case scenario for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

2. John Paul Vann's frustrations with the war grow because of which of the following reasons:

3. In what year does the Vann family move to Atlantic City?

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

5. What is the name of John Paul Vann's widow?

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