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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Seven through Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Albert Thao believe about Diem's leadership in Vietnam?
(a) Diem would hold fair elections in Vietnam.
(b) He was moving toward peaceful unification of north and south.
(c) He was a strong, independent leader.
(d) He was a puppet for the Americans.

2. Why was the Northern Vietnamese government fearful of American involvement in the fighting in Vietnam in the early 1960s?
(a) A nuclear bomb attack was anticipated.
(b) They had no firearms for a counterattack.
(c) Chances for a peaceful, negotiated settlement would vanish.
(d) The Chinese would then become involved.

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

4. Where was Tang taken in Chapter 9 when two well-dressed men visited him at his office in the sugar company?
(a) To Hanoi.
(b) Police headquarters.
(c) A restaurant in Saigon.
(d) To the airport.

5. Why did Tang's father send Tang's fiance and her father to Paris?
(a) To threaten him with violence.
(b) To give him grandchildren quickly.
(c) So Tang and she can marry.
(d) To persuade Tang to return home immediately.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Tang find his time in jail to be?

2. Who did Tang's father allow his sons to interact with outside of the home?

3. What was the first job Tang got in France after his parents stopped sending him money?

4. Why did Tang's early mobilization committee in Chapter 7 send Nguyen Van Hieu to Hanoi?

5. What was Diem preoccupied with throughout his regime?

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