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

2. Approximately how many pages are in the famous "Pentagon Papers"?
(a) 7,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 300.
(d) 1,100.

3. In what city is the 7th Infantry Division (and John Paul Vann) stationed?
(a) Saigon.
(b) Ap Bac.
(c) My Tho.
(d) Hanoi.

4. Which of the following is NOT present at the funeral of John Paul Vann?
(a) Six gray horses hitched to a caisson.
(b) An Air Force fly-over.
(c) An honor guard.
(d) A marching band.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The ARVN commanders feel ____________ to the forces of the Vietcong.

2. What phrase best describes the bulk of the soldiers in the South Vietnamese Army?

3. John Paul Vann is born during what era?

4. The headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division of the ARVN is called:

5. John Paul Vann admires the "peasant army" of the South Vietnamese, citing these two traits as particularly endearing:

(see the answer key)

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