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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to John Paul Vann, General Huynh Van Cao is more concerned with ________________________ than winning the war.
(a) Letting the Americans run the wartime operations
(b) Looking bad on television
(c) Losing his job or a promotion
(d) Getting shot in the line of duty

2. The ARVN forces are often sent to level villages suspected of being what?
(a) Predominantly Buddhist.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Vietcong positions.
(d) Disloyal to the South Vietnamese government.

3. Who is John Paul Vann's immediate superior?
(a) Lyndon Johnson.
(b) General William Westmoreland.
(c) Colonel Daniel B. Porter.
(d) General Huynh Van Cao.

4. 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) Launch a massive PR campaign.
(d) Downplay his communist beliefs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which notable newspaper reporter of the era is an attendee at the John Paul Vann funeral?

2. Which intelligence officer, assigned to work with Vann, lives by the motto "know your foe", setting up an elaborate system of informants and launching an exhaustive data file on the Vietcong?

3. John Paul Vann's frustrations with the war grow because of which of the following reasons:

4. What organization is established by President Kennedy to act as an advisory body to the government in South Vietnam?

5. Which of the following is NOT a prominent religion practiced in South Vietnam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What other significant figures are introduced during this introductory section of the book? List two or three of them.

2. What are some of the many diverse features of the populace in South Vietnam that prevented a strong, unified front against the Viet Cong?

3. As adviser to the 7th Infantry Division of the ARVN, John Paul Vann is responsible for the defense and preservation of what area in Vietnam?

4. What important political trends are taking place in North Vietnam and South Vietnam in the early 1960s?

5. What is the primary shift in strategy espoused by John Paul Vann and Colonel Porter in 1962?

6. Why is the Battle of Ap Bac considered perhaps the most important confrontation of the entire Vietnam War?

7. What political policies of Diem in particular lead to growing dissatisfaction with him and his regime among the South Vietnamese people and, eventually, the Americans as well?

8. Briefly describe some of the things John Paul Vann did that get him categorized as lucky by those with whom he served.

9. What is one of the secret desires of the American military advisers with regard to the Viet Cong's fighting tactics?

10. What do you think John Paul Vann's motivations are when he is first sent to Vietnam to advise the South Vietnamese military in 1962?

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