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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Nineteen through Twenty-One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the Northern Vietnamese government fearful of American involvement in the fighting in Vietnam in the early 1960s?
(a) A nuclear bomb attack was anticipated.
(b) They had no firearms for a counterattack.
(c) Chances for a peaceful, negotiated settlement would vanish.
(d) The Chinese would then become involved.

2. What role did the leading figure of the Committee to Defend the Peace, Dr. Pham Van Huyen, play in Diem's government in 1954?
(a) Head of state.
(b) Professor of historical societies.
(c) Chief judicial adviser.
(d) Comissioner of refugees.

3. Why did the province of Ben Tre become peaceful as opposed to its violent reputation?
(a) Villages were set up there to control the people.
(b) Albert Thao became its province chief.
(c) The Vietcong could not infiltrate the area.
(d) Diem bombed the area.

4. What did Albert Thao and Tang finally speak to each other about in Chapter 6?
(a) Their involvement with the NLF.
(b) The Diem regime's power.
(c) Tran Van Don's French ties.
(d) The American government.

5. Who did Bao Dai name as Prime Minister?
(a) Zhou En-Lai.
(b) Chau Van Tiep.
(c) Vo Nguyen Giap.
(d) Ngo Dinh Diem.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What position in the Provisional Revolutionary Government did Tang receive?

3. Why were both Nixon and Kissinger unable to formulate policies that would frustrate the strategies of the North?

4. What was the American Senate's Hatfield amendment?

5. When Tang met Ho Chi Minh, what was his first impression of the president?

(see the answer key)

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