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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In order to build broad-based support for his cause, Ho Chi Minh needs to do what?
(a) Take over the south by force.
(b) Gain the aid of Communist China.
(c) Downplay his communist beliefs.
(d) Launch a massive PR campaign.

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

5. The ARVN commanders feel ____________ to the forces of the Vietcong.
(a) Superior
(b) Inferior
(c) Allegiance with
(d) Equal to

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

7. Diem engages in an ambitious campaign that redistributes _______________ from the Buddhist farmers to the Catholic refugees fleeing North Vietnam.
(a) Money.
(b) Crops.
(c) Land.
(d) Livestock.

8. 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.

9. Following their slow but steady stream of military successes, the South Vietnamese President, Ngo Dinh Diem, awards the 7th Infantry Division for their __________________.
(a) Combat expertise.
(b) Gallantry.
(c) Total victory over the Vietcong.
(d) Well-ordered retreats.

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

11. The primary element of chance in the Battle of Ap Bac is which of the following?
(a) Ground fog.
(b) A solar eclipse.
(c) Blinding dust storm.
(d) Torrential rain.

12. On what date do the American advisers and ARVN military commanders begin planning the offensive at Ap Bac?
(a) December 28, 1962.
(b) July 4, 1962.
(c) January 2, 1963.
(d) December 25, 1963.

13. One of the early propaganda efforts on the part of Diem's South Vietnamese government is to try to identify all Viet Minh as __________________.
(a) Communists.
(b) Imperialists.
(c) Colonialists.
(d) Fascists.

14. How does John Paul Vann die?
(a) Friendly fire exercise.
(b) Helicopter crash.
(c) In combat at Ap Bac.
(d) Heart attack.

15. Which of the following generals is the commanding officer of U.S. personnel in Vietnam in 1962?
(a) General William Westmoreland.
(b) General George S. Patton.
(c) General Paul Harkins.
(d) General Bruce Palmer, Jr.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Communist forces of North Vietnam are led by which of the following men?

2. Where do the H-21 Hueys initially land during the Battle of Ap Bac?

3. 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?

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

5. The Battle of Ap Bac is seen as a huge ________________ for the Viet Cong.

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