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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Thirteen through Fifteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Albert Thao capitalize on his role of investigating army officers for disloyalty to Diem?
(a) He developed relationships with prominent military figures.
(b) He would plan a coup in this way.
(c) He did not have to work very hard.
(d) He was able to spy on anyone he pleased.

2. What happened to Diem and Nhu during the coup in Chapter 6?
(a) They begged for their lives inside the Palace.
(b) They were killed outside a church.
(c) They were imprisoned in Saigon.
(d) They were able to subdue the coup and retake control.

3. How did Tang find his time in jail to be?
(a) Disgustingly dirty.
(b) Intolerable.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Quite bearable.

4. Where did President Thao lead the alliance delegation in the spring of 1969?
(a) A visit to Hanoi.
(b) A meeting with President Johnson.
(c) To the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
(d) A skirmish with the secret police in Saigon.

5. Why did the NLF Committee meet in 1961 during Tet?
(a) So the members could meet during a celebratory time of year.
(b) It was the best seasonal weather.
(c) Members could bring their family with them if desired.
(d) Government security would be lax at that time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Sihanouk's title in Cambodia in early 1970?

2. What became the chief news item on the prison grapevine after an ethnic Chinese labor leader was shot by prison guards and survived her wounds?

3. Who did the U.S. government signal its willingness to support upon abandoning its support of Diem in the early 1960s?

4. What did Tang consider to be the "fourth front" for the NLF's cause?

5. What was Chi Hoa?

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