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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) Black Bill.
(b) Stonewall.
(c) Coal Bin Willie.
(d) Ironsides.

2. Diem engages in an ambitious campaign that redistributes _______________ from the Buddhist farmers to the Catholic refugees fleeing North Vietnam.
(a) Crops.
(b) Land.
(c) Money.
(d) Livestock.

3. The protagonist of the book, John Paul Vann, is killed in 1972 while serving what organization?
(a) Khmer Rouge.
(b) Agency for International Development.
(c) Army of the Republic of Viet Nam.
(d) Central Intelligence Agency.

4. John Paul Vann is a risk-taker to such a degree that other soldiers were amazed at his bravado (or foolhardiness). How is this personality trait described by those that knew him?
(a) Death Wish.
(b) The Luck of the Irish.
(c) Vann's Utter Madness.
(d) The Vann Luck.

5. Who is appointed by General Edward Lansdale to be the President of the Republic of South Vietnam?
(a) Ho Chi Minh.
(b) Mao Tse-Tung.
(c) Ngo Dinh Diem.
(d) Dien Bien Phu.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city is the 7th Infantry Division (and John Paul Vann) stationed?

2. What word best describes John Paul Vann's physical size?

3. Which of the following generals is the commanding officer of U.S. personnel in Vietnam in 1962?

4. Following their slow but steady stream of military successes, the South Vietnamese President, Ngo Dinh Diem, awards the 7th Infantry Division for their __________________.

5. On which day is the funeral of John Paul Vann held?

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