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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. Ngo Dinh Diem is very afraid of ________________.
(a) A coup d'etat.
(b) Dealing with the Chinese Communists.
(c) Being on the losing side against the Vietcong.
(d) Flying.

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

3. President John F. Kennedy proposes _______________ as a way to deal with possible peasant uprisings spurred on by the Vietcong.
(a) Attrition and depletion
(b) Counter-insurgency
(c) Carpet bombing
(d) Intense negotiations

4. Which of the following is true about the relationship between John Paul Vann and Huynh Van Cao?
(a) They clashed constantly.
(b) They got along well.
(c) Each learned from the other.
(d) They didn't know each other at all.

5. Where does John Paul Vann die?
(a) Central Highlands of South Vietnam.
(b) Central Highlands of North Vietnam.
(c) Over the Pacific Ocean.
(d) On his way home from work at the Pentagon.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to John Paul Vann, General Huynh Van Cao is more concerned with ________________________ than winning the war.

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

3. Which of the following is true regarding the interrogation tactics of the Vietnamese and Cambodian "Rangers"?

4. John Paul Vann is born during what era?

5. What age is John Paul Vann when he was first deployed to South Vietnam in 1962?

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