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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 Tang's father decide to do when violence began to erupt in Saigon in 1945?
(a) Join the armed forces.
(b) Evacuate the family to the provinces.
(c) Ship his sons off to Paris.
(d) Move the family to Thailand.

2. What happened to Tang ten days before Albert Thao attempted a coup on Khan's regime?
(a) He refused to let Thao take refuge with him.
(b) He was sent to America as a diplomat.
(c) He was arrested.
(d) He left the NLF for good.

3. 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.

4. What did Albert Thao and Tang finally speak to each other about in Chapter 6?
(a) The Diem regime's power.
(b) Their involvement with the NLF.
(c) The American government.
(d) Tran Van Don's French ties.

5. What event pushed aside Tang's trepidations concerning military action against Diem?
(a) Tang believed a military victory could be possible.
(b) Politcal action would be enough to push Diem aside.
(c) The Americans decided to discontinue their relationship with Diem.
(d) The northern government announced its readiness to act to liberate the south.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tang met Ho Chi Minh, what was his first impression of the president?

2. What did Tang do in regards to his pharmaceutical studies in Chapter 3?

3. What did some local Mytho guerillas do to Albert Thao?

4. When Ho Chi Minh explained Vietnamese history to Tang, what did he say about the French?

5. Who was Ngo Dinh Nhu?

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