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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which general replaces General Harkins as the supreme commander of the U.S. forces in Vietnam?
(a) General Robert York.
(b) General Douglas MacArthur.
(c) General William Westmoreland.
(d) General Huynh Van Cao.

3. In what year is John Paul Vann born?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1933.

4. Who does John Paul Vann's mother spend her money on (primarily)?
(a) Her husband.
(b) The children.
(c) Herself.
(d) The kids at the orphanage.

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

6. Which one of the twelve U.S. generals stationed in Saigon feels the need to visit the site of the Battle of Ap Bac to assess what went wrong?
(a) General York.
(b) General Porter.
(c) General Harkins.
(d) General Westmoreland.

7. John Paul Vann and Daniel Ellsberg drive to which location and become the first Americans to do so in over a year?
(a) Hue.
(b) Da Nang.
(c) Ham Tan.
(d) Hanoi.

8. In what year does Myrtle actually allow Frank Vann to adopt John Paul Vann?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1942.

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

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

11. In a three-page report, John Paul Vann indicates which of the following about General Huynh Van Cao?
(a) He will not send troops to VC occupied villages.
(b) He is too happy to retreat.
(c) He doesn't care about winning.
(d) He is a laughing stock among the ARVN troops.

12. During the late 1960s, who is the station chief in Vietnam for the pacification-worker project?
(a) Albert Hall.
(b) Victor Krulak.
(c) Gordon Jorgenson.
(d) Gordon Brown.

13. Which city does John Paul Vann consider "home"?
(a) Shreveport, Louisiana.
(b) Norfolk, Virginia.
(c) Lawrence, Kansas.
(d) Phoenix, Arizona.

14. John Paul Vann is sent to build schools and help refugees in many areas that:
(a) Sympathized with the VC.
(b) Were burned to the ground.
(c) Could be exploited for resources.
(d) Were loyal to the United States.

15. What is the name of John Paul Vann's most beloved father figure?
(a) Frank De Mint.
(b) Aaron Frank Vann.
(c) George S. Tripp.
(d) John Paul Vann, Sr.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position is offered to John Paul Vann by Secretary of State Robert McNamara?

2. Which war is John Paul Vann sent to first, where he is promoted to the rank of Captain in 1950?

3. The term for General Westmoreland's war strategy is:

4. How long is the projected worst-case scenario for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

5. What is the original name for the Agency for International Development (AID)?

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