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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, the Vietnamese colonels in Saigon are best described as:
(a) Greedy and distrustful.
(b) Arrogant and bragadocious.
(c) Timid and cowardly.
(d) Bored.

2. The term for General Westmoreland's war strategy is:
(a) "Total War".
(b) "War of Attrition".
(c) "Bomb the VC into the Stone Age".
(d) "Strategic Isolation".

3. Which of the following American media figures befriends John Paul Vann during 1965?
(a) Walter Cronkite.
(b) Tom Brokaw.
(c) Daniel Ellsberg.
(d) Bob Woodward.

4. What is the name of John Paul Vann's sweetheart and (eventual) wife?
(a) Mary Louise Allen.
(b) Mary Lee Allen.
(c) Mary Jo Allen.
(d) Mary Jane Allen.

5. During his work in Vietnam after 1965, John Paul Vann is befriended by whom?
(a) A VC schoolteacher and the local children.
(b) A number of mercenaries from Europe.
(c) A group of Buddhist monks.
(d) Some members of the VC high command.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Cabot Lodge, Jr., arrive in Vietnam?

2. How long is the projected worst-case scenario for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

3. When John Paul Vann is eventually recruited into the Army, what is his job intended to be?

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

5. Which of the following is a major problem for the South Vietnamese military commanders and politicians?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of a person was Frank Vann?

2. In what year did John Paul Vann retire from the Army? When and how did he return to Vietnam?

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

4. In 1963, President Diem set off what was known as the "Buddhist Crisis". What was this and what was the eventual result of it?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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