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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year are John Paul Vann and Mary married?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1945.

2. In what year does John Paul Vann's mother, Myrtle, die?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1968.

3. What phrase below best describes the relationship of Frank Vann with his sons?
(a) Drunken and abusive.
(b) Loving, but unable to provide much of a living.
(c) Unavailable because of his hectic work schedule.
(d) Loving and well-off.

4. Ramsey is captured by the Vietcong in 1966 and held prisoner for ________ years.
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Nine.

5. Which religious group does President Ngo Dinh Diem persecute most severely?
(a) Buddhists.
(b) Moslems.
(c) Christians.
(d) Taoists.

6. Which person becomes a sort of father figure to John Paul Vann?
(a) William Westmoreland.
(b) Rodney "Rod" Applegate.
(c) Garland Evan Hopkins.
(d) Johnny Baker.

7. What food is NOT a staple in the Vann family diet when John Paul Vann was growing up?
(a) Steak.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Biscuits.
(d) Onions with coffee and tomato "gravy".

8. What is the nickname of John Paul Vann's maternal grandmother?
(a) Princess.
(b) Gardenia.
(c) Queenie.
(d) Queen.

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

10. How does John Paul Vann's mother make money for herself?
(a) Manual labor.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) A large inheritance from her mother.
(d) Handicrafts.

11. What type of reconnaissance does John Paul Vann agree to do?
(a) Aerial topography of the region.
(b) Note enemy encampments and positions.
(c) Scout out supply depots.
(d) Take photos of Regional Forces.

12. What is the name of John Paul Vann's sweetheart and (eventual) wife?
(a) Mary Jane Allen.
(b) Mary Louise Allen.
(c) Mary Jo Allen.
(d) Mary Lee Allen.

13. Which U.S. general thwarts John Paul Vann's scheduled meeting the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
(a) General Krulak.
(b) General Westmoreland.
(c) General Porter.
(d) General York.

14. In what year does Cabot Lodge, Jr., arrive in Vietnam?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1965.

15. What position is offered to John Paul Vann by Secretary of State Robert McNamara?
(a) Robert McNamara's Undersecretary of State.
(b) Head of Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(c) Chief of Asian Division.
(d) Supreme Allied Commander for Southeast Asia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the failure of this person's second mission to Vietnam in 1966, this person begins to side with John Paul Vann's view of the war effort.

3. In what year does Myrtle actually allow Frank Vann to adopt John Paul Vann?

4. During 1967, John Paul Vann is working to set up the which organization?

5. What does John Paul Vann realize upon his return to Vietnam in 1965?

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