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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. By the end of 1958, who were basically the only people who supported Diem's regime?
(a) Nationalist-minded Vietnamese.
(b) The tribespeople from the mountains.
(c) The French.
(d) Northern Catholic refugees and those who profited from Diem's schemes.

2. When Ho Chi Minh explained Vietnamese history to Tang, what did he say about the French?
(a) France had used Vietnam as a slave state.
(b) France had always been Vietnam's ally.
(c) The French and the Chinese were fighting the Vietnamese.
(d) The French were helping Vietnam to develop the country.

3. What was the best-known Ho Chi Minh slogan?
(a) "Use your knowledge to build the future of our country."
(b) "Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty."
(c) "Our country was doubly exploited."
(d) "The people have come together in a struggle for national liberation."

4. What was the official name of the Vietnamese Communist Party?
(a) To Cong.
(b) National Liberation Front.
(c) Tran Buu.
(d) Lao Dong.

5. What school subject did Tang enjoy more so than chemistry?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) French.
(c) Music.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Tang know Albert Pham Ngoc Thao?

2. Why were the Montagnards' village populations forced by Diem's troops out of the mountains and into the valleys, separating them from their ancestral lands and graves?

3. What was Diem's To Cong campaign?

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

5. What was one of the main tenets of Tang's manifesto for the self-determination movement?

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