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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Sixteen through Eighteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Diem preoccupied with throughout his regime?
(a) The farmers and villages.
(b) His brother's welfare.
(c) Internal disloyalty.
(d) Americans.

2. How were Phat's commandos able to lure Tho's prison guards away in Chapter 7?
(a) The guard's relatives called them away with various family emergencies.
(b) Phat's men lured the guards away with liquor.
(c) The prison turned out to be unmanned by guards.
(d) The guards were murdered one by one.

3. How did Albert Thao capitalize on his role of investigating army officers for disloyalty to Diem?
(a) He did not have to work very hard.
(b) He was able to spy on anyone he pleased.
(c) He would plan a coup in this way.
(d) He developed relationships with prominent military figures.

4. Which unit member was very popular for what he could provide the guerrillas with?
(a) The supply cadre.
(b) The cook.
(c) The finance cadre.
(d) The leadership cadre.

5. When a revolution in Saigon took place in 1945, which group did Tang join?
(a) The Alliance.
(b) Ho Chi Minh's Men.
(c) The Vanguard Youth.
(d) The Neighborhood Contingent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the meaning of "Danh va dam, dam va dahn"'?

3. Why were the Montagnards' village populations forced by Diem's troops out of the mountains and into the valleys, separating them from their ancestral lands and graves?

4. What was the PRG opposed to?

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

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