A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Neil Sheehan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Neil Sheehan
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, "Antecedents to the Man".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What organization is established by President Kennedy to act as an advisory body to the government in South Vietnam?
(a) Military Council of Vietnam.
(b) The OSS.
(c) Military Assistance Command - Vietnam.
(d) Central Intelligence Agency.

2. How many Viet Cong guerrillas are entrenched in defensive positions at Ap Bac?
(a) 700.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 350.
(d) 2,500.

3. What phrase below best describes the relationship of Frank Vann with his sons?
(a) Loving and well-off.
(b) Drunken and abusive.
(c) Loving, but unable to provide much of a living.
(d) Unavailable because of his hectic work schedule.

4. John Paul Vann's frustrations with the war grow because of which of the following reasons:
(a) He is merely an advisor and doesn't get to go fight anyone.
(b) Media coverage of the war is deemed unfair and biased against the government in Saigon.
(c) He gets no real help from Huynh Van Cao or from his own commanders.
(d) The Vietcong are extremely powerful and the US is hopelessly outmatched.

5. Who is Myrtle Tripp's first husband?
(a) Frank Vann.
(b) Ed Williams.
(c) Victor LeGay.
(d) Arthur Price.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which city does John Paul Vann consider "home"?

2. John Paul Vann sees himself as a ____________ of the American way of life.

3. Which intelligence officer, assigned to work with Vann, lives by the motto "know your foe", setting up an elaborate system of informants and launching an exhaustive data file on the Vietcong?

4. Which ARVN commander leads the M-113 company during the Battle of Ap Bac?

5. According to John Paul Vann, General Huynh Van Cao is more concerned with ________________________ than winning the war.

(see the answer key)

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