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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 movement did Tang decide to join after his meeting with Ho Chi Minh?
(a) The French Revolution.
(b) The Tet Offensive.
(c) The Fourth Republic.
(d) Vietnamese independence.

2. What did the flag devised for the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam later become famous as?
(a) The flag of the Vietcong.
(b) The flag that anti-Vietnam War demonstrators in America displayed.
(c) A sign of peace for the South.
(d) A flag used on Diem's coffin.

3. Who did Ho Chi Minh remind Tang of?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His eldest brother.
(c) His school teacher.
(d) His father.

4. What role did the leading figure of the Committee to Defend the Peace, Dr. Pham Van Huyen, play in Diem's government in 1954?
(a) Comissioner of refugees.
(b) Head of state.
(c) Chief judicial adviser.
(d) Professor of historical societies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tang's wife ultimately do about her marriage in Chapter 3?

2. What did Tang do when he was drafted by the Bao Dai government?

3. Why did Tang's father send Tang's fiance and her father to Paris?

4. When a revolution in Saigon took place in 1945, which group did Tang join?

5. What term does Truong Nhu Tang use to describe his childhood?

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