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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Twelve.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What prevented Tang from attending the First National Congress in 1962?
(a) There were no black pajamas available for him.
(b) He was arrested.
(c) His connections were gone and he could not get there.
(d) He had an ulcer crisis.

3. Why did Tang's early mobilization committee in Chapter 7 send Nguyen Van Hieu to Hanoi?
(a) To plan a mass emigration to America.
(b) To gain support from their Northern compatriots.
(c) To rid themselves of Hieu.
(d) To discuss assassination plans for Diem.

4. After the overthrow of Diem, what did Tang become director-general of?
(a) The national sugar company.
(b) The NLF.
(c) The Saigon government.
(d) The self-determination movement.

5. What did Nguyen Van Thieu do when he discovered a prisoner exchange being negotiated between the Americans and the North?
(a) He had Sau Ha, Dang's deputy, arrested.
(b) He told the Americans to pull out of his country.
(c) He resigned his position.
(d) He was in favor of the program and promoted it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Nguyen Van Thieu expect of Nixon and Kissinger as indicated in Chapter 12?

3. What was Chi Hoa?

4. What event pushed aside Tang's trepidations concerning military action against Diem?

5. Why did the guards forget to feed Tang and the other prisoners in the police headquarters for a couple of days in Chapter 11?

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