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

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

3. By 1967, how many acres of land (approximately) are destroyed by fighting, napalm, and chemical agent use throughout Vietnam?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 1.5 million.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 0.5 million.

4. Which of the following Vietnam War-era journalists is awarded the Pulitzer Prize in December, 1963, for reporting John Paul Vann's assessment of the situation in Vietnam?
(a) David Halberstam.
(b) Neil Sheehan.
(c) Peter Arnott.
(d) Joe Galloway.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year are John Paul Vann and Mary married?

2. What are the findings of the generals sent to Saigon with regard to the ARVN/American performance at Ap Bac?

3. During his work in Vietnam after 1965, John Paul Vann is befriended by whom?

4. In what year is General Harkins replaced?

5. Who does John Paul Vann's mother spend her money on (primarily)?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. What word best describes John Paul Vann's mother, Myrtle Lee Tripp? Provide a justification for your answer.

4. What kind of a person was Frank Vann?

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

6. 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?

7. With whom did John Paul Vann spend a great amount of his time growing up? Why?

8. What prominent CIA figure eventually adopted and promoted John Paul Vann's assessment of the Vietnam War? Why was this person important?

9. How did John Paul Vann react to the ARVN "victory" at Ap Bac? How did General Harkins accept John Paul Vann's assessment?

10. What was John Paul Vann's strategy for turning the war in the United States' favor? How did this differ from the U.S. policy at the time?

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