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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occurred on November 11, 1960?
(a) Diem's brother, Nhu, was killed.
(b) Diem's fears of a revolt were realized.
(c) Khiem refuseed to stop a revolt.
(d) Albert Thao was discovered to be a spy.

2. What did Tang's wife do to help lessen his prison sentence in Chapter 9?
(a) She bribed the tribunal president.
(b) She divorced him in hopes he would fight to be released.
(c) She informed the foreign press of Tang's prediciment.
(d) She wrote a letter to the president.

3. Where was Tang taken in Chapter 9 when two well-dressed men visited him at his office in the sugar company?
(a) A restaurant in Saigon.
(b) To the airport.
(c) To Hanoi.
(d) Police headquarters.

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

5. Who was Tao Thao?
(a) A North Vietnamese general.
(b) An enemy of the alliance.
(c) A refugee from the South.
(d) A legendary king in China.

6. Where did President Thao lead the alliance delegation in the spring of 1969?
(a) A meeting with President Johnson.
(b) A visit to Hanoi.
(c) To the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
(d) A skirmish with the secret police in Saigon.

7. Who did Ho Chi Minh remind Tang of?
(a) His father.
(b) His eldest brother.
(c) His school teacher.
(d) His grandfather.

8. What did the flag devised for the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam later become famous as?
(a) The flag of the Vietcong.
(b) A flag used on Diem's coffin.
(c) A sign of peace for the South.
(d) The flag that anti-Vietnam War demonstrators in America displayed.

9. How did Ho Chi Minh ask Tang and his fellow students to refer to him?
(a) As Mr. President.
(b) As Mr. Minh.
(c) As Sir.
(d) As Uncle Ho.

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

11. What school subject did Tang enjoy more so than chemistry?
(a) History.
(b) French.
(c) Music.
(d) Mathematics.

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

13. What was the turning point for those who finally decided to take political action and join the Alliance of National, Democratic and Peace Forces?
(a) The coup in Saigon.
(b) The American's involvement in Vietnam.
(c) The violence of Tet.
(d) The threat of nuclear warfare.

14. Who did the U.S. government signal its willingness to support upon abandoning its support of Diem in the early 1960s?
(a) Ho Chi Minh.
(b) The army rebellion led by Van Don.
(c) General Khanh's rebellion.
(d) The NLF.

15. When a revolution in Saigon took place in 1945, which group did Tang join?
(a) The Alliance.
(b) Ho Chi Minh's Men.
(c) The Vanguard Youth.
(d) The Neighborhood Contingent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tang's pregnant wife do when both fathers demanded the couple return home?

2. What became the chief news item on the prison grapevine after an ethnic Chinese labor leader was shot by prison guards and survived her wounds?

3. What did Albert Thao believe about Diem's leadership in Vietnam?

4. What did Ho Chi Minh see Madame Thao doing when he entered the house of the alliance delegation?

5. What did Albert Thao and Tang finally speak to each other about in Chapter 6?

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