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

2. What new means of transportation was Vietnam inundated with in 1969 and 1970?
(a) Mopeds.
(b) Japanese motorbikes.
(c) Itallian bicycles.
(d) Volkswagens.

3. How did Ho Chi Minh ask Tang and his fellow students to refer to him?
(a) As Uncle Ho.
(b) As Sir.
(c) As Mr. President.
(d) As Mr. Minh.

4. What punishment did the tribunal bestow upon Tang, besides prison, that may have interfered deeply with Tang's credibility within Vietnamese society?
(a) Suspension from his job.
(b) A newspaper editorial.
(c) His driver's license was revoked.
(d) A hefty monetary fine.

5. What did the Party ideologues decide the NLF troops should do for three months in Kratie?
(a) Study the fine points of Marxism-Leninism.
(b) Study the peace talks ongoing in Paris.
(c) Make plans for future attacks on the ARVN.
(d) Exhibit Buddhist and Confucian spirituality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were "elephant's intestines?"

2. What group was Tang named as president of at the age of forty-three?

3. What did Tang's pregnant wife do when both fathers demanded the couple return home?

4. What did Albert Thao and Tang finally speak to each other about in Chapter 6?

5. Upon Tang's visit to Moscow from Algiers, what did his anticipated "vacation" turn out to be?

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