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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. Which event during the Vietnam War is used to discredit General Westmoreland's overall strategy and cause many Americans to demand an end to U.S. involvement there?
(a) The Fall of Saigon.
(b) Tet Offensives of 1968.
(c) The death of Ho Chi Minh.
(d) Burning of the Reichstag.
2. According to John Paul Vann, the Vietnamese colonels in Saigon are best described as:
(a) Timid and cowardly.
(b) Arrogant and bragadocious.
(c) Greedy and distrustful.
(d) Bored.
3. How many students (estimated) are arrested and sent to jail during the riots?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 750.
(c) 250.
(d) 500.
4. Where does John Paul Vann die?
(a) Over the Pacific Ocean.
(b) On his way home from work at the Pentagon.
(c) Central Highlands of South Vietnam.
(d) Central Highlands of North Vietnam.
5. How long is the projected worst-case scenario for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
(a) Three years.
(b) One year.
(c) Five years.
(d) Ten years.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is John Paul Vann buried?
2. What phrase best describes the bulk of the soldiers in the South Vietnamese Army?
3. Who is John Paul Vann's immediate superior?
4. Which of the following American media figures befriends John Paul Vann during 1965?
5. By 1967, how many acres of land (approximately) are destroyed by fighting, napalm, and chemical agent use throughout Vietnam?
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