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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 life like for the PRG in general?
(a) They lived like hunted animals.
(b) Life was generally good and comfortable.
(c) Often give up for a bribe, all members lived in fear of one another.
(d) The elevated status of the PRG enabled them to live like kings.

2. What did Tang do when he was drafted by the Bao Dai government?
(a) He left the country.
(b) He joined the revolution in Cambodia.
(c) He enrolled in college.
(d) He became a teacher wherever he was needed.

3. What event pushed aside Tang's trepidations concerning military action against Diem?
(a) Politcal action would be enough to push Diem aside.
(b) Tang believed a military victory could be possible.
(c) The northern government announced its readiness to act to liberate the south.
(d) The Americans decided to discontinue their relationship with Diem.

4. Who was Tao Thao?
(a) An enemy of the alliance.
(b) A refugee from the South.
(c) A North Vietnamese general.
(d) A legendary king in China.

5. What did Ho Chi Minh see Madame Thao doing when he entered the house of the alliance delegation?
(a) Arguing with her husband.
(b) Getting dressed.
(c) Preparing dinner.
(d) Putting on makeup.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Nixon and Kissinger justify the Tet offensive bombings and invasion of Cambodia?

2. What were most of the Southern guerrillas pressing hard for in Chapter 18?

3. What was the prime enemy of the guerrillas considered to be in the jungle?

4. As long as American strength supported the Saigon government, how did the NLF feel about the idea of total victory?

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

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