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

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

2. John Paul Vann sees himself as a ____________ of the American way of life.
(a) Grudging servant.
(b) Enemy.
(c) Promoter.
(d) Guardian.

3. Who is John Paul Vann's immediate superior?
(a) Lyndon Johnson.
(b) Colonel Daniel B. Porter.
(c) General Huynh Van Cao.
(d) General William Westmoreland.

4. In what city is the 7th Infantry Division (and John Paul Vann) stationed?
(a) My Tho.
(b) Hanoi.
(c) Saigon.
(d) Ap Bac.

5. 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?
(a) Edward Lansdale.
(b) Jim Drummond.
(c) William Westmoreland.
(d) J. Edgar Hoover.

Short Answer Questions

1. This is one of the most effective weapons deployed by the ARVN/American forces at Ap Bac.

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

3. Which person below gives John Paul Vann his first military command duties with the 7th Division?

4. Which war is John Paul Vann sent to first, where he is promoted to the rank of Captain in 1950?

5. On what day does the attack at Ap Bac begin?

(see the answer key)

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