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

2. What was Nixon's "Vietnamization" as the NLF saw it?
(a) A political maneuver to stop opposition to the war.
(b) A way to strike at a peace settlement for North and South.
(c) A step-up of American ground troops.
(d) An attempt to portray Vietnam as a civil conflict.

3. Upon Tang's visit to Moscow from Algiers, what did his anticipated "vacation" turn out to be?
(a) A period of rest and recuperation.
(b) A whirlwind vistit to Soviet tourist attractions.
(c) A meeting every day with Soviet leaders.
(d) An observation of Russian life.

4. What did Thieu force university and high school students to do in 1970?
(a) Attend military and training exercises.
(b) Take jobs within the military.
(c) Stay in school at all costs.
(d) Refuse visits with family and friends.

5. Where did the Northern escape routes directly lead to?
(a) Laos.
(b) Cambodia's Pre Veng Province.
(c) The Ho Chi Minh Trail.
(d) Kratie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new means of transportation was Vietnam inundated with in 1969 and 1970?

2. Where did the leadership of the North place its focus in the 1966 resolution?

3. Why did the PRG believe that having Tang's brothers working for the South Vietnamese government might help their cause?

4. Who did Tang's wife end up bribing in order to get Tang transferred to the national police headquarters?

5. Where did President Thao lead the alliance delegation in the spring of 1969?

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