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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Tang's wife end up bribing in order to get Tang transferred to the national police headquarters?
(a) Ba Tra.
(b) Prime Minister Quat.
(c) Diem.
(d) The butcher.

2. Why did Tang's early mobilization committee in Chapter 7 send Nguyen Van Hieu to Hanoi?
(a) To plan a mass emigration to America.
(b) To gain support from their Northern compatriots.
(c) To rid themselves of Hieu.
(d) To discuss assassination plans for Diem.

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) Diem bombed the area.
(c) Albert Thao became its province chief.
(d) The Vietcong could not infiltrate the area.

4. The taking of Saigon by Northern forces hinged upon the fall of which centrally located city?
(a) Ban Me Thuot.
(b) Hanoi.
(c) Da Nang.
(d) Phuoc Long.

5. In Chapter 21, what did Tang discover when he arrived in Saigon and telephoned his parents at his older brother's home?
(a) His brother, Quynh, was in the United States.
(b) His mother was ill.
(c) His father had died.
(d) The police had arrested his wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did the U.S. government signal its willingness to support upon abandoning its support of Diem in the early 1960s?

3. What was Sihanouk's title in Cambodia in early 1970?

4. How did Albert Thao become a trusted member of Diem's administration?

5. What happened to Tang ten days before Albert Thao attempted a coup on Khan's regime?

(see the answer key)

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