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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. In what year is John Paul Vann born?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1924.

2. How far off (in miles) from their intended landing zones are the ARVN paratroopers eventually dropped?
(a) One half mile.
(b) Two miles.
(c) One mile.
(d) One and a half miles.

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

4. The ARVN commanders feel ____________ to the forces of the Vietcong.
(a) Inferior
(b) Allegiance with
(c) Equal to
(d) Superior

5. This is one of the most effective weapons deployed by the ARVN/American forces at Ap Bac.
(a) Fifty caliber guns.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Rocket salvos.
(d) Napalm.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the Vann family move to Atlantic City?

2. During 1962, much of South Vietnam is __________.

3. To save face following the Battle of Ap Bac, General Cao does which of the following?

4. Which of the following ARVN commanders is promoted to the rank of general just before the Battle of Ap Bac?

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

(see the answer key)

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