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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Fowler get to the city of Phat Diem?
(a) Fowler goes by boat to the city of Phat Diem.
(b) He takes the train.
(c) He flies with the French troops.
(d) He drives with Pyle.

2. What is Graham Greene's definition of the quiet American?
(a) An American who works alone in a large office.
(b) Not the obnoxious pushy kind of person that is often the stereotype of Americans in foreign countries.
(c) An American who has lost his voice.
(d) The Teddy Roosevelt type who speaks softly but carries a big stick.

3. What does Fowler have to say about General The?
(a) He says that General The is a figment of people's imaginations.
(b) Fowler says that General The is actually now fighting both sides.
(c) He says that General The is going to come out of hiding soon.
(d) He says General The is the hope for Vietnam.

4. What is Alden Pyle's Passion?
(a) Getting the French out of Vietnam
(b) Scotch and soda
(c) To reform and redeem the entire universe
(d) Phuong

5. Is Fowler listening closely to Pyle's ideas about war?
(a) Yes, but he soon forgets it.
(b) Yes, but he doesn't understand what he's saying.
(c) No, because Pyle speaks poor French.
(d) No, and later he will regret it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fowler say to the priest about the sacrament of confession?

2. Where and with whom is Thomas Fowler as The Quiet American begins?

3. Where do Granger, Joe and Pyle decide to go?

4. What information does Fowler offer Pyle?

5. What alibi does Fowler give for his whereabouts?

(see the answer key)

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