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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. 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) One of the brothers could become a spy.
(c) Family ties in the government gave the public reassurance about Tang.
(d) Tang could be viewed as a double agent.

6. What break came to Tang and his wife via his wife's brother-in-law?
(a) They were able to sell their cottage at a profit.
(b) The prospect of escape by boat.
(c) An opportunity to showcase Tang's war efforts.
(d) A job prospect without being in the government.

7. As long as American strength supported the Saigon government, how did the NLF feel about the idea of total victory?
(a) Unaccomplishable.
(b) Wistful and vague.
(c) Determined to win.
(d) A soon-to-be-accomplished goal.

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

9. What was the most popular weaponry used in the Front?
(a) Grenades and mines.
(b) B-52s.
(c) M-16 rifles.
(d) Chinese AK-47 rifles.

10. 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.

11. What did the Party ideologues decide the NLF troops should do for three months in Kratie?
(a) Study the fine points of Marxism-Leninism.
(b) Study the peace talks ongoing in Paris.
(c) Exhibit Buddhist and Confucian spirituality.
(d) Make plans for future attacks on the ARVN.

12. What was life like for the PRG in general?
(a) They lived like hunted animals.
(b) Often give up for a bribe, all members lived in fear of one another.
(c) Life was generally good and comfortable.
(d) The elevated status of the PRG enabled them to live like kings.

13. What was the main goal of the Provisional Revolutionary Government, organized in 1969?
(a) To look better in the eyes of the Communist Party.
(b) To win the war by force and oust American forces.
(c) To influence public opinion on different fronts.
(d) To represent the Northern Vietnamese.

14. What did Tang bring to the attention of DRV Prime Minister Dong in Chapter 22?
(a) The lawless rampage that was taking place.
(b) How the end of arrests has taken place.
(c) The development of a code of law.
(d) Prime Minister Dong's need for a new set of laws.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tang and his colleagues find to be the necessary connection between Marxism and independence?

2. What nickname did Madame Phat receive after she spoke of her debt of gratitude to the Party?

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

4. What American events attracted the attention of the nationalists in 1973?

5. What did Tang hope to obtain upon his trip as part of the PRG's delegation at Algiers' independence celebration?

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