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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, "Antecedents to the Man".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much preparation time do the Vietcong have before the ARVN attacked them at Ap Bac?
(a) Two months.
(b) Seven weeks.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Three days.

2. Which of the following helicopters are newly introduced to the ARVN/U.S. forces by the time of the Battle of Ap Bac?
(a) Hueys.
(b) Sea Bees.
(c) Flying Bananas.
(d) Cobras.

3. In what year does John Paul Vann and his wife sell their home in El Paso, Texas, and move to Washington, DC?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1960.

4. In what year does Myrtle actually allow Frank Vann to adopt John Paul Vann?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1942.

5. As a result of the outcome of the Battle of Ap Bac, how do the Viet Cong react?
(a) They are determined to create a stronger army.
(b) They flee to Cambodia, never to return.
(c) General Ho Chi Minh openly mocks the Americans on the radio.
(d) They panic and immediately seek a peace treaty with Saigon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the Vann family move to Atlantic City?

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

3. Which of the following best describes the attendees at John Paul Vann's funeral?

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

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 __________________.

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