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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the U.S. government signal its willingness to support upon abandoning its support of Diem in the early 1960s?

2. What event pushed aside Tang's trepidations concerning military action against Diem?

3. What did Tang do upon receiving his second draft notice?

4. What is meant by the "Three Kingdoms"?

5. What was Thanh Nghi famous for writing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What compromise was reached for Vietnam in May of 1954?

2. Why was Tang confused when he received a letter from his father in Chapter 3?

3. What was the main goal of the movement for self-determination?

4. Why did Albert Thao end up staying with Tang for three days in Chapter 6?

5. How did Tang's friend, Albert Thao, come to be closely involved with Ngo Dinh Diem?

6. Why was Ho Chi Minh's welcoming visit to the members of the alliance in Hanoi so important to them?

7. When was it decided by the newly appointed NLF Provisional Committee to establish a committee for the Saigon/Cholon/Giadinh zone?

8. What was it about Ba Tra, one of Tang's support personnel in the Young People's Association, that disturbed Tang?

9. What did Tang's father tell him in an unexpected letter in 1951?

10. Why was it that President-Designate Tho was unable to be liberated from detention in Tuy Hoa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What instigated Tang's decision to stay in France after completing his academic studies and resigning from the navy? Describe his thought processes on the matter. What interfered with that decision?

Essay Topic 2

The Provisional Revolutionary Government (PRG) was formed in response to Nixon's Vietnamization strategies. Explain the domestic, international and diplomatic goals of the PRG.

Essay Topic 3

What does the treatment of Tran Buu Kiem and Tran Bach Dang, who made minor blunders in front of Party officials, say about the the COSVN's treatment of leading intellectuals? What was the general tone and spirit of the workers' party at the time of Dang's and Diem's isolation and retirement?

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