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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) Losing his job or a promotion
(c) Getting shot in the line of duty
(d) Looking bad on television

2. What is the method used by the United States to quell the rebellious tendencies of the South Vietnamese farmers who would otherwise be inclined to fight with or provide assistance to the Vietcong?
(a) Economic aid.
(b) Brutal intimidations tactics.
(c) Threats of imprisonment or death.
(d) Sweethart land deals.

3. On which day is the funeral of John Paul Vann held?
(a) July 4, 1973.
(b) June 16, 1972.
(c) May 17, 1972.
(d) December 13, 1971.

4. Which of the following is NOT present at the funeral of John Paul Vann?
(a) An honor guard.
(b) A marching band.
(c) An Air Force fly-over.
(d) Six gray horses hitched to a caisson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city is the 7th Infantry Division (and John Paul Vann) stationed?

2. How much preparation time do the Vietcong have before the ARVN attacked them at Ap Bac?

3. Which of the following is true regarding the interrogation tactics of the Vietnamese and Cambodian "Rangers"?

4. This group of organized gangs and criminals attempt a revolt in South Vietnam's capitol city of Saigon.

5. Who is primarily responsible for the gathering of pre-battle intelligence for this conflict?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why are the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) referred to as "Viet Cong"?

3. What do the many guerrilla-style hit-and-run missions of the Viet Cong teach them about the nature of their enemies, the South Vietnamese and the Americans?

4. Why do you believe General Harkins and others in the United States' military and intelligence communities put so much stock into the opinions of Vietnamese military leaders like General Huynh Van Cao, often at the expense of more sound advice from their own people, like John Paul Vann?

5. What are the key components of Ziegler's battle plan? How many men and how much air and armor support are sent to Ap Bac?

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

7. What are some of the difficulties in getting the South Vietnamese prepared to engage the Viet Cong?

8. Which American adviser is responsible for drawing up the basic plan of attack for the ARVN?

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

10. Why is General Huynh Van Cao's chief-of-staff, Lt. Colonel Bui Dinh Dam, selected, even though he is a North Vietnamese and General Huynh Van Cao is a general for the South?

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