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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Sixteen through Eighteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Nguyen Van Thieu do upon his foreign minister's signing of a peace accord?
(a) He showed good will intentions toward the PRG.
(b) He went on the air over Radio Hanoi to announce the signing.
(c) He made it clear that he was ready for a coalition government.
(d) He broadcast no intention of abiding by it.

2. Who did Tang's small group meet by chance when they were dropped off near a jungle path on a prisoner exchange mission in Chapter 11?
(a) Albert Tho.
(b) Tang's wife.
(c) Le Duc Tho's brother.
(d) Lien's husband.

3. Who was Thuy Ba?
(a) The doctor who oversaw Tang's care after he was exchanged as a prisoner.
(b) Ho Chi Minh's wife.
(c) A Communist Party leader.
(d) The woman who would become Tang's third wife.

4. What religion was Ngo Dinh Diem connected with?
(a) Confucianism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Catholicism.

5. Why was the main goal of the Northern forces in 1972 to get the U.S. out of Vietnam?
(a) To stimulate Vietnam's economy.
(b) To show the world that America was oppressive.
(c) To isolate the Thieu regime, bringing domestic opposition to them.
(d) To stop the heavy hits of the B-52 bombs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of torture did Tang endure in Chapter 10, causing great pain to his eyes?

2. Where did President Thao lead the alliance delegation in the spring of 1969?

3. Why was Tang's wife allowed to visit Tang when he was imprisoned by the secret police and tortured?

4. What did Tang and the nationalists feel the Paris agreement would give them an opportunity to do as described in Chapter 18?

5. Where did the leadership of the North place its focus in the 1966 resolution?

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