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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, "Antecedents to a Confrontation".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. This person is an influential figure in stabilizing the national government of the Philippines during the 1950s and was sent to South Vietnam to see if he could do the same there.
(a) General Douglas MacArthur.
(b) John Paul Vann.
(c) General Edward Lansdale.
(d) Secretary of State Robert McNamara.

3. Who is considered the Viet Cong's most capable general?
(a) Ngo Dinh Nhu.
(b) Bao Dai.
(c) Vo Nguyen Giap.
(d) Ho Chi Minh.

4. After numerous wars with the Chinese and the French, the Vietnamese adopt the following military philosophy which gives the forces of Ho Chi Minh courage during the First and Second Indochina Wars:
(a) An ostensibly weaker force, properly guided, can defeat a stronger one.
(b) Dominance through superior numbers is the only path to victory.
(c) He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
(d) Non-violence is better than war.

5. Which of the following famous generals is NOT present in the funeral processional of John Paul Vann?
(a) Lt. General Richard Stilwell.
(b) General John Pershing.
(c) General Bruce Palmer, Jr.
(d) General William Westmoreland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following funeral attendees is also an instrumental adviser to the South Vietnamese during the early 1960s?

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

3. John Paul Vann's Vietnamese counterpart is named:

4. Which of the following is true regarding the interrogation tactics of the Vietnamese and Cambodian "Rangers"?

5. The ARVN forces are often sent to level villages suspected of being what?

(see the answer key)

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