A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Neil Sheehan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Neil Sheehan
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 7, "John Vann Stays".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. U.S. military ships are fired on during a routine mission in this body of water:
(a) Gulf of Tonkin.
(b) Indian Ocean.
(c) South China Sea.
(d) Bay of Biscay.

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

3. After the failure of this person's second mission to Vietnam in 1966, this person begins to side with John Paul Vann's view of the war effort.
(a) Edward Lansdale.
(b) Daniel Boone Porter.
(c) Robert E. Lee.
(d) William Westmoreland.

4. In what year does John Paul Vann retire from the Army?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1964.

5. The U.S. war strategy under the leadership of General William Westmoreland is described as a war of _______________.
(a) Containment.
(b) Depletion.
(c) Attrition.
(d) Reduction.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Viet Cong guerrillas are entrenched in defensive positions at Ap Bac?

2. Which of the following helicopters are newly introduced to the ARVN/U.S. forces by the time of the Battle of Ap Bac?

3. Who is the provincial chief of this Vietnamese province, targeted for liberation?

4. 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?

5. Brigadier General Pham Quoc Thuan constructs this facility based on the demands of U.S. G.I.s:

(see the answer key)

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