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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were the various sites for the PRG ministries chosen to be deep within the "Iron Triangle" of sanctuaries and bases, near the Cambodian border?
(a) It was what President Phat deeemed best.
(b) To be close to the Gulf of Thailand.
(c) As good proection from B-52 and helicopter asssaults.
(d) To stifle communication with COSVN.

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

3. Who was responsible for Tang's daughter, Loan, being able to do to college in America?
(a) President Thieu's wife.
(b) His brother, Quynh.
(c) President Tho.
(d) Ho Chi Minh.

4. What did Tang do for his brother, Bich, in Chapter 22?
(a) He got him a position in the politburo.
(b) He wrote letters to him, giving him advice.
(c) He tried to get him released from detention but failed.
(d) He had him released from detention.

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 mother was ill.
(b) His brother, Quynh, was in the United States.
(c) The police had arrested his wife.
(d) His father had died.

6. What American events attracted the attention of the nationalists in 1973?
(a) The re-election of Nixon.
(b) Anti-Vietnam war demonstrations.
(c) A book written by Henry Kissinger.
(d) The Watergate scandal.

7. According to Tang in Chapter 16, how did America regard the country of Vietnam?
(a) As a pawn of strategy.
(b) With a view toward economic progress.
(c) As an independent nation.
(d) As a country of people to be saved.

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

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

10. What was the prime enemy of the guerrillas considered to be in the jungle?
(a) Nguy.
(b) Malaria.
(c) The Saigon troops.
(d) The Americans.

11. What did Tang hope to obtain upon his trip as part of the PRG's delegation at Algiers' independence celebration?
(a) Material aid for a propaganda campaign.
(b) Help with Mme. Binh's world tour.
(c) Juridicial reforms in Algeria.
(d) Support for the Khmer resistance.

12. What nearly derailed Tang and dozens of others with him of leaving the country by boat?
(a) A government soldier on a fishing boat grew suspicious.
(b) The pirates on the ocean spotted them.
(c) A monsoon hit them.
(d) The boat hit a sand bar and got stuck.

13. What did Nguyen Van Thieu do upon his foreign minister's signing of a peace accord?
(a) He broadcast no intention of abiding by it.
(b) He showed good will intentions toward the PRG.
(c) He made it clear that he was ready for a coalition government.
(d) He went on the air over Radio Hanoi to announce the signing.

14. 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?
(a) The Democratic Republic of North Vietnam.
(b) The Soviet Army.
(c) The North Vietnamese Army.
(d) The Vietcong units.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does elephant taste like according to Tang?

3. What was life like for the PRG in general?

4. What did Tang consider to be the "fourth front" for the NLF's cause?

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

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