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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Nineteen through Twenty-One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Nixon and Kissinger justify the Tet offensive bombings and invasion of Cambodia?
(a) It gained an essential year of time.
(b) A propaganda war of words was won.
(c) It brought an end to the American anti-war protests.
(d) It increased American unity.

2. What were Agrovilles?
(a) A government project of self-contained villages.
(b) A method of increasing revenue for farmers.
(c) Villages in which to house captured enemies.
(d) A capitalistic branch of society.

3. As long as American strength supported the Saigon government, how did the NLF feel about the idea of total victory?
(a) A soon-to-be-accomplished goal.
(b) Determined to win.
(c) Wistful and vague.
(d) Unaccomplishable.

4. The moment Tang or any of his brothers displayed a weakness in any school subject, what did Tang's father do?
(a) Teach them himself.
(b) Punish them.
(c) Employ a tutor.
(d) Restrict their activities.

5. Upon Tang's visit to Moscow from Algiers, what did his anticipated "vacation" turn out to be?
(a) A period of rest and recuperation.
(b) A whirlwind vistit to Soviet tourist attractions.
(c) An observation of Russian life.
(d) A meeting every day with Soviet leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the underground resistance Tang was involved with eventually evolve into?

2. What form of torture did Tang endure in Chapter 10, causing great pain to his eyes?

3. Where did the Northern escape routes directly lead to?

4. Where did President Thao lead the alliance delegation in the spring of 1969?

5. What was Diem's To Cong campaign?

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