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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. How many children do John Paul Vann and his wife have?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

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

4. In what month are Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother assassinated?
(a) April.
(b) January.
(c) August.
(d) November.

5. What word best describes the atmosphere in Vietnam in 1965, according to John Paul Vann?
(a) Resolve.
(b) Despair.
(c) Optimism.
(d) Panic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year is John Paul Vann born?

2. What is the name of John Paul Vann's sweetheart and (eventual) wife?

3. After the failure of this person's second mission to Vietnam in 1966, this person begins to side with John Paul Vann's view of the war effort.

4. According to John Paul Vann, the Vietnamese colonels in Saigon are best described as:

5. Which distinguished general from World War II is dispatched to Vietnam to assess the situation?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Where did the Vann family live during John Paul Vann's childhood?

3. What did this situation make John Paul Vann realize?

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

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

6. Which parent did the majority of the household chores in the Vann home? Why?

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

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

9. What were some of John Paul Vann's assigned duties upon his return to Vietnam?

10. How and where did John Paul Vann die? Provide details.

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