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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. John Paul Vann is sent to build schools and help refugees in many areas that:
(a) Sympathized with the VC.
(b) Were burned to the ground.
(c) Could be exploited for resources.
(d) Were loyal to the United States.

2. Which province does John Paul Vann and his friend conspire to re-take?
(a) Kon Tum Province.
(b) Da Nang Province.
(c) Hau Nghia Province.
(d) Quang Binh Province.

3. Which of the following is true about the relationship between John Paul Vann and Huynh Van Cao?
(a) Each learned from the other.
(b) They didn't know each other at all.
(c) They clashed constantly.
(d) They got along well.

4. Which intelligence officer, assigned to work with Vann, lives by the motto "know your foe", setting up an elaborate system of informants and launching an exhaustive data file on the Vietcong?
(a) Edward Lansdale.
(b) Jim Drummond.
(c) William Westmoreland.
(d) J. Edgar Hoover.

5. What phrase best describes the bulk of the soldiers in the South Vietnamese Army?
(a) Combat ready.
(b) Underprepared and untrained.
(c) Grizzled veterans.
(d) Cannon fodder.

Short Answer Questions

1. The VNAF is an acronym that stood for what?

2. In what month are Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother assassinated?

3. With whom does John Paul Vann plot to re-take an entire province?

4. As a result of the outcome of the Battle of Ap Bac, how do the Viet Cong react?

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

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