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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, "The Battle of Ap Bac".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To save face following the Battle of Ap Bac, General Cao does which of the following?
(a) Surrendered command to John Paul Vann.
(b) Staged a dangerous mock attack on the same site for PR reasons.
(c) Launched a massive aerial offensive against Hanoi.
(d) Fled to neighboring Cambodia in disgrace.

2. 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) J. Edgar Hoover.
(d) Jim Drummond.

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

4. Which of the following is true about the relationship between John Paul Vann and Huynh Van Cao?
(a) They clashed constantly.
(b) Each learned from the other.
(c) They didn't know each other at all.
(d) They got along well.

5. How many ARVN helicopters are downed by the VC forces during the battle?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) All of them.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Paul Vann is born during what era?

2. What is John Paul Vann's call sign during the Battle of Ap Bac?

3. Who is John Paul Vann's immediate superior?

4. How far off (in miles) from their intended landing zones are the ARVN paratroopers eventually dropped?

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

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