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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. What is the nickname of Cao's advisor, Colonel Wilbur Wilson?
(a) Coal Bin Willie.
(b) Black Bill.
(c) Stonewall.
(d) Ironsides.

2. President Diem's younger brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu, is relied upon for his military and political advise despite the fact he has a(n) _______________ dependency.
(a) Opium.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Nicotine.
(d) Alcohol.

3. What phrase best describes the bulk of the soldiers in the South Vietnamese Army?
(a) Combat ready.
(b) Underprepared and untrained.
(c) Grizzled veterans.
(d) Cannon fodder.

4. Which of the following funeral attendees is also an instrumental adviser to the South Vietnamese during the early 1960s?
(a) Ho Chi Minh.
(b) Lt. Col. Lucien Conein.
(c) Joseph Alsop.
(d) General Edward Lansdale.

5. How are the Viet Minh perceived by many of the Vietnamese people, especially in light of their victory over the French in the First Indochina War?
(a) Anti-authoritarian radicals.
(b) Enlightened warriors.
(c) Patriotic freedom fighters.
(d) Deeply religious traditionalists.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The protagonist of the book, John Paul Vann, is killed in 1972 while serving what organization?

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

4. The U.S. war strategy under the leadership of General William Westmoreland is described as a war of _______________.

5. 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.

(see the answer key)

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