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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. Why were Tang and a fellow pharmacy student, Miss Ly, chosen to have tea with Ho Chi Minh?
(a) He saw them as future leaders.
(b) He chose them at random.
(c) They were the brightest students.
(d) They were from the south.

2. What effect did America's invasion into Cambodia have on the NLF?
(a) Acute physical and emotional hardship.
(b) They gained the support of Cambodians.
(c) A renewed spirit to fight the enemy.
(d) It had no effect.

3. What did Tang do in regards to his pharmaceutical studies in Chapter 3?
(a) He abandoned them.
(b) He failed the courses.
(c) He added political science on as a double major.
(d) He graduated and moved on to other things.

4. What was Tang forced to swallow during his imprisonment in Chapter 10, damaging his digestive system?
(a) A mild acid.
(b) Hot peppers.
(c) Strong vodka.
(d) Soapy water.

5. What form of torture did Tang endure in Chapter 10, causing great pain to his eyes?
(a) Constant head bashing.
(b) Electric shock.
(c) Needles near his eyes.
(d) Bright lights directed into his face.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the U.S. government signal its willingness to support upon abandoning its support of Diem in the early 1960s?

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

3. What were the watchwords of the danh va dam strategy used throughout the Paris talks?

4. What was the PRG opposed to?

5. What career did Tang's father decide Tang should pursue?

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