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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. Why was an advisory Council of Elders formed during the Provisional Revolutionary Government's (PRG) congress?
(a) To appease the older members.
(b) As an afterthought with little meaning.
(c) As an antidote to propaganda.
(d) To reconcile tradition with revolution.

2. What set the PRG leaders apart from the rest of the organization?
(a) The absence of fear.
(b) Their access to information.
(c) The extra pairs of pajamas they received.
(d) Their extra food rations.

3. What does elephant taste like according to Tang?
(a) Like a rare delicacy.
(b) A tasty morsel if eaten quickly.
(c) Like chicken.
(d) Tasteless and tough as old shoes.

4. What statement did Henry Kissinger make in a 1968 "Foreign Affairs" article?
(a) "A standard army wins if it does not lose."
(b) "Guerrillas win if they don't lose."
(c) "Even though we run like hell, we'll still win."
(d) "Winning is only half the battle."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tang do in regards to his pharmaceutical studies in Chapter 3?

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

3. What did Tang do when he was drafted by the Bao Dai government?

4. What is COSVN which is described in Chapter 11?

5. Who did Ho Chi Minh remind Tang of?

(see the answer key)

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