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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Tang's escape by boat from Vietnam end up taking him to freedom?
(a) Malaysia.
(b) Galang Island.
(c) An oil rig station.
(d) Poulo Condore.

3. What was the PRG opposed to?
(a) Troop withdrawals by Nixon.
(b) Including people from Central Vietnam in their group.
(c) Being linked to Hanoi.
(d) Revolutionary justice as performed in Hue.

4. What were most of the Southern guerrillas pressing hard for in Chapter 18?
(a) A fundamental split in the revolution.
(b) Internal propaganda.
(c) A commitment to reconciliation.
(d) Le Duan's expertise in manipulation during Paris talks.

5. What happened when the city of Hue was taken by the NLF and Northern troops in January, 1968?
(a) Many people were murdered due to inadequate discipline.
(b) Citizens ran away and the city was nearly empty.
(c) The NLF gave the directive to carry out massacres there.
(d) The city was taken peacefully.

6. What did the term "neutralize" mean within the context of the Phoenix Program?
(a) To save at all costs.
(b) To kill.
(c) To let sleep.
(d) To leave alone.

7. Why was an advisory Council of Elders formed during the Provisional Revolutionary Government's (PRG) congress?
(a) To appease the older members.
(b) As an antidote to propaganda.
(c) As an afterthought with little meaning.
(d) To reconcile tradition with revolution.

8. Where were Tang's brothers, Quynh and Bich, sent on June 16, 1975?
(a) To their own reeducation points.
(b) To Hanoi.
(c) To a Soviet camp.
(d) To Saigon General Hospital.

9. How did Tang respond when he is asked to join the new government in Vietnam?
(a) He refuses, voicing his objections to the government's stances.
(b) He accepts but never shows up to duty.
(c) He declines, saying he is ill.
(d) He accepts and hopes to change the government from within.

10. How could the significance of the Alliance and the PRG be substantially reenhanced?
(a) If a decisive military outcome is reached.
(b) In the event of a political compromise.
(c) If the Alliance and the PRG overtake the COSVN.
(d) If the ARVN wins the war.

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

12. What was the reason behind the National Council of National Reconciliation and Concord as described in Article 9 of the Paris Accords?
(a) To engage Vietnam's military operatives.
(b) To isolate Thieu.
(c) To resolve Vietnam's domestic problems through political means.
(d) To have Thieu retreat from dismantling his government.

13. Who was the only professional sailor on board the boat Tang and his wife escaped on?
(a) Ton.
(b) Kiet.
(c) Ton's cousin.
(d) There was none.

14. What was Sihanouk's title in Cambodia in early 1970?
(a) Administrator.
(b) Commander.
(c) Chief.
(d) Prince.

15. What was the American Senate's Hatfield amendment?
(a) An increase in air raids in order to finish the war.
(b) It gave funds for American operations in Cambodia and Laos.
(c) It prohibited funds for American operations in Cambodia and Laos.
(d) It required the withdrawal of troops in return for the release of POWs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the dates of June 6th through 8th chosen to organize the congress for the Provisional Revolutionary Government?

2. Where did the Northern escape routes directly lead to?

3. What did Tang and the nationalists feel the Paris agreement would give them an opportunity to do as described in Chapter 18?

4. What did Tang bring to the attention of DRV Prime Minister Dong in Chapter 22?

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

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