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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Tang revisited Hanoi in 1974, what did he note about the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
(a) The original paths had grown dense with jungle foilage.
(b) Transportation was non-existant.
(c) The dirt paths were unchanged from years past.
(d) The route had become a system of two-lane roads.

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

4. What did Tang ask PRG President Phat concerning the directives established at the COSVN/PRG meeting in Chapter 22?
(a) He asks if he needs to be sent to a reeducation camp.
(b) He asks why the people are taking so long to be reeducated.
(c) He asks to help reinvent the directives.
(d) He wants to know if he has time for a series of word games.

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

6. Why did Tang and his wife move back to Saigon in Chapter 24?
(a) They missed their family.
(b) To plan an escape.
(c) They were bored in the country.
(d) The revoluionaries were in the city.

7. 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 meeting every day with Soviet leaders.
(c) An observation of Russian life.
(d) A whirlwind vistit to Soviet tourist attractions.

8. What was the NLF's response to Nixon's "Vietnamization"?
(a) Move the entire NLF organization to Hanoi.
(b) Step up the use of arms.
(c) Retreat and lay low for a number of years.
(d) Set up a formal NLF governmental structure in Saigon.

9. What directives emerged from a COSVN/PRG meeting held in Chapter 22?
(a) All previous Saigon regime leaders must be executed.
(b) A new political song must be written.
(c) Everyone from the old regime must undergo a rigorous curriculum.
(d) A new flag must be created.

10. Why did the PRG believe that having Tang's brothers working for the South Vietnamese government might help their cause?
(a) A brother's family could be held hostage in the future.
(b) Family ties in the government gave the public reassurance about Tang.
(c) Tang could be viewed as a double agent.
(d) One of the brothers could become a spy.

11. How many people have been freed from arrest since Tang's retirement in the summer of 1976, to his knowledge?
(a) None.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Three hundred.
(d) Three hundred thousand.

12. What was Ba Cap's personality like?
(a) Good-tempered and funny.
(b) Well-liked and personable.
(c) Abrasive and vociferous.
(d) Quiet and studious.

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

14. Where does Tang and his wife live after he decides to go into seclusion??
(a) On the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
(b) Go Vap.
(c) Kratie.
(d) Upstate New York.

15. What position in the Provisional Revolutionary Government did Tang receive?
(a) Minister of Justice.
(b) Minister of the Interior.
(c) Cabinet Secretary.
(d) Foreign Minister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was responsible for Tang's daughter, Loan, being able to do to college in America?

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

3. Why did Tang accept an appointment as director of the National Rubber Industry in Chapter 24?

4. On the day of celebration at Independence Palace Square to celebrate the Vietnamese victory at last, which military units were the last to appear in the parade?

5. Who was the American Ambassador trying to arrange the appearance of a real election in Saigon in Chapter 17?

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