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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. What does John Paul Vann realize upon his return to Vietnam in 1965?
(a) The Viet Cong have taken over.
(b) The Viet Cong had retreated into Laos.
(c) The government of Cambodia had fallen.
(d) The U.S. and South Vietnamese will not win.

2. What are the findings of the generals sent to Saigon with regard to the ARVN/American performance at Ap Bac?
(a) They advocate a new government in Saigon.
(b) They call for an immediate withdrawal of Americans from Vietnam.
(c) They recommend General Harkins be fired.
(d) They agree with General Harkins.

3. 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.

4. In what year does the Vann family move to Atlantic City?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1966.

5. What food doe the Vanns NOT usually have at Thanksgiving?
(a) Steak.
(b) Goose.
(c) Ham.
(d) Turkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1967, how many acres of land (approximately) are destroyed by fighting, napalm, and chemical agent use throughout Vietnam?

2. Which general replaces General Harkins as the supreme commander of the U.S. forces in Vietnam?

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

4. In what month are Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother assassinated?

5. How does John Paul Vann's mother make money for herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did General Harkins feel the way he did about John Paul Vann's report?

2. Following the inconclusive, but embarrassing, result of Ap Bac, General Huynh Van Cao launched a dummy attack on the same location. Why did he do this? What was the result?

3. Following the conflicting stories regarding the success of the Battle of Ap Bac, how did Washington, DC, respond?

4. One of the unique features of the Vietnam War was the war correspondent (a special type of journalist) that went to the war zone and reported on what was happening there. How did this affect how the U.S. military commanders conducted the war?

5. What did General Westmoreland feel was the key to victory?

6. By this time, what was the political situation in Saigon?

7. Who was the most influential and first real friend that John Paul Vann had? Why did this person have such an impact on John Paul Vann's life?

8. What vital information did John Paul Vann include in a three-page report to General Harkins and Colonel Porter regarding General Huynh Van Cao's approach to the war?

9. Was John Paul Vann content to fulfill his new duties? Why or why not?

10. What media figure befriends John Paul Vann and is responsible for stealing and leaking the "Pentagon Papers" to the U.S. media? What strategy of John Paul Vann's did this person find most appealing?

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