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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 occurred on November 11, 1960?
(a) Albert Thao was discovered to be a spy.
(b) Diem's brother, Nhu, was killed.
(c) Khiem refuseed to stop a revolt.
(d) Diem's fears of a revolt were realized.

2. What was Tang forced to swallow during his imprisonment in Chapter 10, damaging his digestive system?
(a) Hot peppers.
(b) Soapy water.
(c) Strong vodka.
(d) A mild acid.

3. Why were both Nixon and Kissinger unable to formulate policies that would frustrate the strategies of the North?
(a) They did not possess enough weaponry to overcome the North.
(b) The policies involved only air raids.
(c) The American press was against them.
(d) They could not think about the war in the same way as their enemy could.

4. Why was Tang's wife allowed to visit Tang when he was imprisoned by the secret police and tortured?
(a) The rules called for family visitors.
(b) She would be arrested also.
(c) The police wished to torture her also, in front of Tang.
(d) She agreed to encourage him to sign an admission of guilt.

5. As long as American strength supported the Saigon government, how did the NLF feel about the idea of total victory?
(a) Determined to win.
(b) Wistful and vague.
(c) A soon-to-be-accomplished goal.
(d) Unaccomplishable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Article 9 of the Paris Accords call for the creation of?

2. Who did Albert Thao's family get to protect him from harm?

3. What was Thanh Nghi famous for writing?

4. How did Tang know Albert Pham Ngoc Thao?

5. What group was Tang named as president of at the age of forty-three?

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