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

2. Which event during the Vietnam War is used to discredit General Westmoreland's overall strategy and cause many Americans to demand an end to U.S. involvement there?
(a) Burning of the Reichstag.
(b) Tet Offensives of 1968.
(c) The Fall of Saigon.
(d) The death of Ho Chi Minh.

3. 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) Gallantry.
(c) Combat expertise.
(d) Total victory over the Vietcong.

4. French occupation of Vietnam officially ends shortly after this decisive battle during the First Indochina War:
(a) Battle of Ap Bac.
(b) Battle of Khe Sanh.
(c) Battle of Dien Bien Phu.
(d) Battle of Ia Drang.

5. One of the early propaganda efforts on the part of Diem's South Vietnamese government is to try to identify all Viet Minh as __________________.
(a) Colonialists.
(b) Fascists.
(c) Imperialists.
(d) Communists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many pages are in the famous "Pentagon Papers"?

2. 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?

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

4. Ngo Dinh Nhu's wife, Madam Ngo, is not-so-affectionately known by what nickname?

5. What is the nickname of Cao's advisor, Colonel Wilbur Wilson?

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