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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which notable newspaper reporter of the era is an attendee at the John Paul Vann funeral?
(a) Joseph Alsop.
(b) Walter Cronkite.
(c) Edward Woodward.
(d) David Horowitz.

2. 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) Jim Drummond.
(b) Edward Lansdale.
(c) J. Edgar Hoover.
(d) William Westmoreland.

3. Which event during the Vietnam War is used to discredit General Westmoreland's overall strategy and cause many Americans to demand an end to U.S. involvement there?
(a) Burning of the Reichstag.
(b) Tet Offensives of 1968.
(c) The death of Ho Chi Minh.
(d) The Fall of Saigon.

4. What word best describes John Paul Vann's physical size?
(a) Small.
(b) Dangerously thin.
(c) Portly.
(d) Towering.

5. Which parallel is the dividing line between North and South Vietnam?
(a) 13th.
(b) 23rd.
(c) 17th.
(d) 51st.

6. Who is appointed by General Edward Lansdale to be the President of the Republic of South Vietnam?
(a) Ho Chi Minh.
(b) Dien Bien Phu.
(c) Ngo Dinh Diem.
(d) Mao Tse-Tung.

7. On what day does the attack at Ap Bac begin?
(a) December 14, 1963.
(b) April 4, 1965.
(c) January 2, 1963.
(d) January 10, 1962.

8. What is the President of the Republic of Vietnam's French name?
(a) Jean Baptiste.
(b) Cristophe Yves.
(c) Jean-Claude.
(d) Marc-Antoine.

9. Ngo Dinh Nhu's wife, Madam Ngo, is not-so-affectionately known by what nickname?
(a) The Dragon Lady.
(b) The Terrible.
(c) The Iron Lady.
(d) The Ice Maiden.

10. Ho Chi Minh lived in which country (other than Vietnam) prior to the Vietnam War?
(a) China.
(b) The Philippines.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

11. Which person below gives John Paul Vann his first military command duties with the 7th Division?
(a) General Westmoreland.
(b) Colonel Tim Bradstreet.
(c) General Palmer.
(d) Colonel Daniel B. Porter.

12. Which of the following ARVN commanders is promoted to the rank of general just before the Battle of Ap Bac?
(a) Tong Doc Loc.
(b) Huynh Van Cao.
(c) Bui Dinh Dam.
(d) Le Nguyen Binh.

13. The Battle of Ap Bac is seen as a huge ________________ for the Viet Cong.
(a) Opportunity.
(b) Loss.
(c) Victory.
(d) Disappointment.

14. What are the two key reasons why the ARVN forces did not soundly defeat the VC at Ap Bac?
(a) Insufficient men and munitions.
(b) Lack of air support and inferior weapons.
(c) Bad advise from the Americans and no armor support.
(d) Poor communications and timing.

15. The headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division of the ARVN is called:
(a) The Cockpit.
(b) The Monastery.
(c) The Sanctuary.
(d) The HQ.

Short Answer Questions

1. Diem engages in an ambitious campaign that redistributes _______________ from the Buddhist farmers to the Catholic refugees fleeing North Vietnam.

2. John Paul Vann admires the "peasant army" of the South Vietnamese, citing these two traits as particularly endearing:

3. Where is John Paul Vann buried?

4. What organization is established by President Kennedy to act as an advisory body to the government in South Vietnam?

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

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