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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 notable newspaper reporter of the era is an attendee at the John Paul Vann funeral?
(a) Walter Cronkite.
(b) David Horowitz.
(c) Edward Woodward.
(d) Joseph Alsop.

2. During the early 1960s, the Vietcong forces are _______________ in comparison to the ARVN troops.
(a) Unmotivated.
(b) Easily slain.
(c) Greatly inferior.
(d) Superior.

3. How are the Viet Minh perceived by many of the Vietnamese people, especially in light of their victory over the French in the First Indochina War?
(a) Deeply religious traditionalists.
(b) Enlightened warriors.
(c) Patriotic freedom fighters.
(d) Anti-authoritarian radicals.

4. What phrase best describes the bulk of the soldiers in the South Vietnamese Army?
(a) Grizzled veterans.
(b) Combat ready.
(c) Underprepared and untrained.
(d) Cannon fodder.

5. Which intelligence officer, assigned to work with Vann, lives by the motto "know your foe", setting up an elaborate system of informants and launching an exhaustive data file on the Vietcong?
(a) Edward Lansdale.
(b) William Westmoreland.
(c) Jim Drummond.
(d) J. Edgar Hoover.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following famous generals is NOT present in the funeral processional of John Paul Vann?

2. Following their slow but steady stream of military successes, the South Vietnamese President, Ngo Dinh Diem, awards the 7th Infantry Division for their __________________.

3. Which of the following is NOT present at the funeral of John Paul Vann?

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

5. How does John Paul Vann die?

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