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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 6, "A Second Time Around".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year is John Paul Vann born?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1933.

2. Which city does John Paul Vann consider "home"?
(a) Norfolk, Virginia.
(b) Lawrence, Kansas.
(c) Shreveport, Louisiana.
(d) Phoenix, Arizona.

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

4. The army of the Vietcong has doubled in size by what year?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1968.

5. Which ARVN commander launches a "dummy assault" on the Ap Bac site to save face and put a positive PR spin on the confrontation?
(a) General Ming.
(b) General Cao.
(c) General Cho.
(d) General Ba.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many students (estimated) are arrested and sent to jail during the riots?

2. The U.S. war strategy under the leadership of General William Westmoreland is described as a war of _______________.

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

4. After numerous wars with the Chinese and the French, the Vietnamese adopt the following military philosophy which gives the forces of Ho Chi Minh courage during the First and Second Indochina Wars:

5. U.S. military ships are fired on during a routine mission in this body of water:

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