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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. After the overthrow of Diem, what did Tang become director-general of?
(a) The self-determination movement.
(b) The NLF.
(c) The national sugar company.
(d) The Saigon government.

2. Why did Tang and his compatriots refuse the radio being offered to them by the Americans readying them for a prisoner exchange?
(a) They did not want any gifts from the enemy.
(b) They thought it might contain an electronic homing device.
(c) Radios were considered disrespectful in their religion.
(d) They feared it might contain a bomb.

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

4. How did Tran Back Dang get himself in trouble with the COSVN in Chapter 19?
(a) He lightly said the workers' movement was worse than bad.
(b) He made a speech vilifying the Party.
(c) He was taking matters into his own hands too much.
(d) He allowed his regional loyalties to interfere with his Party duties.

5. What was Tang forced to swallow during his imprisonment in Chapter 10, damaging his digestive system?
(a) Strong vodka.
(b) Soapy water.
(c) Hot peppers.
(d) A mild acid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the NLF's response to Nixon's "Vietnamization"?

2. What was the motto for Dung's opportune moment of a campaign on the assault of Saigon in April, 1974?

3. What was the reason behind the National Council of National Reconciliation and Concord as described in Article 9 of the Paris Accords?

4. What did the Western delegates at the International Association of Democratic Jurists in Algeria do to surprise Tang in Chapter 20?

5. Who was Tao Thao?

(see the answer key)

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