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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. General Edward Lansdale is a clandestine operative for which U.S. government agency?
(a) National Security Administration.
(b) Internal Revenue Service.
(c) Central Intelligence Agency.
(d) Federal Bureau of Investigations.

2. To better fortify themselves against the ARVN assault, VC guerrillas at Ap Bac use ___________ extensively.
(a) Razor wire traps.
(b) Heavy gun implacements.
(c) Pill boxes.
(d) Fox holes.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the American troops' nickname for the Viet Cong?
(a) Victor Charlies.
(b) Vietnamese Communists.
(c) Ho Chi Minhers.
(d) Viet Reds.

9. Which Vietnamese emperor hands over his power and authority to the Viet Minh when he abdicates the throne in 1946?
(a) Tuy Ling.
(b) Boa Thai.
(c) Bao Dai.
(d) Ming Yat-Sun.

10. How many Viet Cong guerrillas are entrenched in defensive positions at Ap Bac?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 350.
(d) 700.

11. Which of the following ARVN infantry units is referred to as the "cockpit of war" during Vietnam?
(a) 9th Infantry Division.
(b) 5th Infantry Division.
(c) 7th Infantry Division.
(d) 1st Infantry Division.

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

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

14. The name for the pro-North Vietnamese forces based in South Vietnam is the ___________________.
(a) The Resistance.
(b) People's Liberation Army.
(c) Communist Army of South Vietnam.
(d) National Liberation Front.

15. John Paul Vann sees himself as a ____________ of the American way of life.
(a) Enemy.
(b) Guardian.
(c) Promoter.
(d) Grudging servant.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day does the attack at Ap Bac begin?

2. What is the nickname of Cao's advisor, Colonel Wilbur Wilson?

3. In order to build broad-based support for his cause, Ho Chi Minh needs to do what?

4. Which ARVN commander leads the M-113 company during the Battle of Ap Bac?

5. The ARVN commanders feel ____________ to the forces of the Vietcong.

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