A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Neil Sheehan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Neil Sheehan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. The name for the pro-North Vietnamese forces based in South Vietnam is the ___________________.
(a) The Resistance.
(b) National Liberation Front.
(c) Communist Army of South Vietnam.
(d) People's Liberation Army.

2. According to John Paul Vann, General Huynh Van Cao is more concerned with ________________________ than winning the war.
(a) Letting the Americans run the wartime operations
(b) Losing his job or a promotion
(c) Getting shot in the line of duty
(d) Looking bad on television

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

4. What organization is established by President Kennedy to act as an advisory body to the government in South Vietnam?
(a) Military Assistance Command - Vietnam.
(b) The OSS.
(c) Military Council of Vietnam.
(d) Central Intelligence Agency.

5. What is the name of John Paul Vann's widow?
(a) Mary Jane.
(b) Mary Elisabeth.
(c) Jane Marie.
(d) Sarah Alexandra.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. President John F. Kennedy proposes _______________ as a way to deal with possible peasant uprisings spurred on by the Vietcong.

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

(see the answer key)

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