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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. President Ngo Dinh Diem is made president of South Vietnam by the _______________.
(a) United Nations.
(b) American government.
(c) Viet Minh.
(d) People of South Vietnam.

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

3. Where is John Paul Vann buried?
(a) Norfolk, Virginia.
(b) John Paul Vann was listed MIA.
(c) My Tho, South Vietnam.
(d) Arlington, Virginia.

4. Ngo Dinh Diem is very afraid of ________________.
(a) Dealing with the Chinese Communists.
(b) Flying.
(c) Being on the losing side against the Vietcong.
(d) A coup d'etat.

5. What is the nickname of Herb Prevost's squadron?
(a) Jungle Jim.
(b) Victor Charlie.
(c) Bravo Company.
(d) The Swamp Rats.

6. Which city in North Vietnam is the base for Ho Chi Minh's government?
(a) Hanoi.
(b) Phnom Penh.
(c) My Tho.
(d) Khe Sanh.

7. Many refugees in South Vietnam belong to this religion.
(a) Catholic.
(b) Buddhist.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Methodist.

8. Which of the following is NOT a prominent religion practiced in South Vietnam?
(a) Buddhist.
(b) Seventh-Day Adventist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Taoist.

9. How many M-113 armored personnel carriers are deployed by the ARVN/American forces to Ap Bac?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

10. Which United States President oversees the rapid escalation of the war in Vietnam?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) Richard M. Nixon.
(d) Lyndon B. Johnson.

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

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

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

14. The U.S. war strategy under the leadership of General William Westmoreland is described as a war of _______________.
(a) Depletion.
(b) Reduction.
(c) Attrition.
(d) Containment.

15. How many ARVN helicopters are downed by the VC forces during the battle?
(a) All of them.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. The name for the pro-North Vietnamese forces based in South Vietnam is the ___________________.

2. John Paul Vann is a risk-taker to such a degree that other soldiers were amazed at his bravado (or foolhardiness). How is this personality trait described by those that knew him?

3. In what city is the 7th Infantry Division (and John Paul Vann) stationed?

4. During the early 1960s, the Vietcong forces are _______________ in comparison to the ARVN troops.

5. President John F. Kennedy proposes _______________ as a way to deal with possible peasant uprisings spurred on by the Vietcong.

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