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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6, "A Second Time Around".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is General Harkins' response to John Paul Vann's report of the battle?
(a) He re-assigns John Paul Vann to Germany.
(b) He takes it all in stride.
(c) He wants to fire John Paul Vann.
(d) He promotes John Paul Vann to Major General.

3. Which United States President oversees the rapid escalation of the war in Vietnam?
(a) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) Richard M. Nixon.

4. Following their slow but steady stream of military successes, the South Vietnamese President, Ngo Dinh Diem, awards the 7th Infantry Division for their __________________.
(a) Total victory over the Vietcong.
(b) Combat expertise.
(c) Gallantry.
(d) Well-ordered retreats.

5. Where is John Paul Vann buried?
(a) Norfolk, Virginia.
(b) My Tho, South Vietnam.
(c) Arlington, Virginia.
(d) John Paul Vann was listed MIA.

Short Answer Questions

1. U.S. military ships are fired on during a routine mission in this body of water:

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

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

4. Which event during the Vietnam War is used to discredit General Westmoreland's overall strategy and cause many Americans to demand an end to U.S. involvement there?

5. President Ngo Dinh Diem is made president of South Vietnam by the _______________.

(see the answer key)

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