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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 is General Harkins' response to John Paul Vann's report of the battle?
(a) He promotes John Paul Vann to Major General.
(b) He wants to fire John Paul Vann.
(c) He takes it all in stride.
(d) He re-assigns John Paul Vann to Germany.

2. As a result of the outcome of the Battle of Ap Bac, how do the Viet Cong react?
(a) They panic and immediately seek a peace treaty with Saigon.
(b) They are determined to create a stronger army.
(c) General Ho Chi Minh openly mocks the Americans on the radio.
(d) They flee to Cambodia, never to return.

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

4. In what year does John Paul Vann, Ramsey, and a few others send a new strategic proposal to Washington, DC?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1966.

5. How does John Paul Vann summarize the events at Ap Bac?
(a) "A misterable damn performance."
(b) "A complete disaster."
(c) "A narrow loss."
(d) "A masterful coordination with the ARVN."

Short Answer Questions

1. Medical treatment centers are established by USOM to help what group of people?

2. How many students (estimated) are arrested and sent to jail during the riots?

3. What is the name of John Paul Vann's mother?

4. Which person becomes a sort of father figure to John Paul Vann?

5. What does John Paul Vann realize upon his return to Vietnam in 1965?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do we know about John Paul Vann's lineage?

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. What kind of a person was Frank Vann?

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

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