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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, "Going to War".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following generals is the commanding officer of U.S. personnel in Vietnam in 1962?
(a) General Paul Harkins.
(b) General George S. Patton.
(c) General Bruce Palmer, Jr.
(d) General William Westmoreland.

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

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

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) Well-ordered retreats.
(b) Combat expertise.
(c) Total victory over the Vietcong.
(d) Gallantry.

5. John Paul Vann's Vietnamese counterpart is named:
(a) Ho Chi Minh.
(b) Huynh Van Cao.
(c) Ngo Dinh Diem.
(d) Pol Pot.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the method used by the United States to quell the rebellious tendencies of the South Vietnamese farmers who would otherwise be inclined to fight with or provide assistance to the Vietcong?

3. What organization is established by President Kennedy to act as an advisory body to the government in South Vietnam?

4. Which of the following character traits DOES NOT fit John Paul Vann?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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