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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. Why did the NLF Committee meet in 1961 during Tet?
(a) So the members could meet during a celebratory time of year.
(b) Members could bring their family with them if desired.
(c) Government security would be lax at that time.
(d) It was the best seasonal weather.

2. What is meant by the "Three Kingdoms"?
(a) The story behind the founding of the NLF.
(b) The main Vietnamese religion.
(c) A Vietnamese moral tale.
(d) A respectful way to end the war.

3. What did Tang's grandfather teach his clan each Sunday?
(a) How to achieve artistic development.
(b) The precepts of Confucian ethics.
(c) A proper Vietnamese diet.
(d) The elements of political regimes.

4. What did Nguyen Van Thieu expect of Nixon and Kissinger as indicated in Chapter 12?
(a) They would become bitter enemies.
(b) They would accept Communist victory.
(c) They would not abandon him.
(d) They would step up the war to involve more countries.

5. What did Tang suspect about the historical documents used in the infancy of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam?
(a) They were entwined with Ho Chi Minh's overall political insights.
(b) There might be copyright infringement problems in the future.
(c) They were written by spies from Diem's regime.
(d) They were poorly devised.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Tang taken in Chapter 9 when two well-dressed men visited him at his office in the sugar company?

2. How were Phat's commandos able to lure Tho's prison guards away in Chapter 7?

3. The moment Tang or any of his brothers displayed a weakness in any school subject, what did Tang's father do?

4. What school subject did Tang enjoy more so than chemistry?

5. What did Tang's father threaten to do in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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