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

2. The protagonist of the book, John Paul Vann, is killed in 1972 while serving what organization?
(a) Agency for International Development.
(b) Central Intelligence Agency.
(c) Khmer Rouge.
(d) Army of the Republic of Viet Nam.

3. The name for the pro-North Vietnamese forces based in South Vietnam is the ___________________.
(a) National Liberation Front.
(b) The Resistance.
(c) Communist Army of South Vietnam.
(d) People's Liberation Army.

4. Which United States President oversees the rapid escalation of the war in Vietnam?
(a) Richard M. Nixon.
(b) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the nickname of Herb Prevost's squadron?

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

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

5. Which notable newspaper reporter of the era is an attendee at the John Paul Vann funeral?

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