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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Tang marry in the summer of 1976?
(a) A Communist Party bureaucrat.
(b) A close family friend of Trinh Dinh Thao.
(c) His ex-wife.
(d) A relative of Madame Thieu's.

2. 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.

3. Who was the American Ambassador trying to arrange the appearance of a real election in Saigon in Chapter 17?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Henry Kissinger.
(c) Ellsworth Bunker.
(d) George McGovern.

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

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

6. What new means of transportation was Vietnam inundated with in 1969 and 1970?
(a) Mopeds.
(b) Itallian bicycles.
(c) Volkswagens.
(d) Japanese motorbikes.

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

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

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

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

11. 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 have Thieu retreat from dismantling his government.
(d) To resolve Vietnam's domestic problems through political means.

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

13. What were the watchwords of the danh va dam strategy used throughout the Paris talks?
(a) Contradict and stimulate.
(b) Fight and win.
(c) Separate and isolate.
(d) Unionize and gather.

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

15. What did Tang do at the International Association of Democratic Jurists in Algeria to insult the Soviets?
(a) Denounced the Soviets stance in a speech.
(b) Refused to shake hands with the Soviet delegate to the conference.
(c) Made a rude comment to a Soviet delegate and tried to retract it.
(d) Walked away from a statement made by the Soviet delegate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was the main goal of the Northern forces in 1972 to get the U.S. out of Vietnam?

3. What does elephant taste like according to Tang?

4. What directives emerged from a COSVN/PRG meeting held in Chapter 22?

5. What did the Western delegates at the International Association of Democratic Jurists in Algeria do to surprise Tang in Chapter 20?

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