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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. John Paul Vann's frustrations with the war grow because of which of the following reasons:
(a) The Vietcong are extremely powerful and the US is hopelessly outmatched.
(b) Media coverage of the war is deemed unfair and biased against the government in Saigon.
(c) He is merely an advisor and doesn't get to go fight anyone.
(d) He gets no real help from Huynh Van Cao or from his own commanders.

2. In order to build broad-based support for his cause, Ho Chi Minh needs to do what?
(a) Gain the aid of Communist China.
(b) Take over the south by force.
(c) Downplay his communist beliefs.
(d) Launch a massive PR campaign.

3. General Edward Lansdale is a clandestine operative for which U.S. government agency?
(a) Central Intelligence Agency.
(b) Internal Revenue Service.
(c) National Security Administration.
(d) Federal Bureau of Investigations.

4. Diem engages in an ambitious campaign that redistributes _______________ from the Buddhist farmers to the Catholic refugees fleeing North Vietnam.
(a) Livestock.
(b) Money.
(c) Land.
(d) Crops.

5. The headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division of the ARVN is called:
(a) The Cockpit.
(b) The Sanctuary.
(c) The Monastery.
(d) The HQ.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is appointed by General Edward Lansdale to be the President of the Republic of South Vietnam?

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

3. French occupation of Vietnam officially ends shortly after this decisive battle during the First Indochina War:

4. Which of the following is NOT a prominent religion practiced in South Vietnam?

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

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