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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Paul Vann is a risk-taker to such a degree that other soldiers were amazed at his bravado (or foolhardiness). How is this personality trait described by those that knew him?
(a) The Luck of the Irish.
(b) Vann's Utter Madness.
(c) The Vann Luck.
(d) Death Wish.

2. Who is considered the Viet Cong's most capable general?
(a) Ngo Dinh Nhu.
(b) Ho Chi Minh.
(c) Bao Dai.
(d) Vo Nguyen Giap.

3. 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.

4. What age is John Paul Vann when he was first deployed to South Vietnam in 1962?
(a) Twenty-seven.
(b) Twenty-nine.
(c) Thirty-seven.
(d) Thirty-two.

5. Where is John Paul Vann buried?
(a) My Tho, South Vietnam.
(b) Arlington, Virginia.
(c) John Paul Vann was listed MIA.
(d) Norfolk, Virginia.

6. Who is primarily responsible for the gathering of pre-battle intelligence for this conflict?
(a) John Paul Vann.
(b) Jim Drummond.
(c) Capt. Lee Nguyen Binh.
(d) General Westmoreland.

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

8. Which notable newspaper reporter of the era is an attendee at the John Paul Vann funeral?
(a) Walter Cronkite.
(b) David Horowitz.
(c) Joseph Alsop.
(d) Edward Woodward.

9. To better fortify themselves against the ARVN assault, VC guerrillas at Ap Bac use ___________ extensively.
(a) Heavy gun implacements.
(b) Pill boxes.
(c) Fox holes.
(d) Razor wire traps.

10. According to John Paul Vann, General Huynh Van Cao is more concerned with ________________________ than winning the war.
(a) Looking bad on television
(b) Losing his job or a promotion
(c) Getting shot in the line of duty
(d) Letting the Americans run the wartime operations

11. What is the nickname of Herb Prevost's squadron?
(a) Bravo Company.
(b) Victor Charlie.
(c) Jungle Jim.
(d) The Swamp Rats.

12. John Paul Vann's frustrations with the war grow because of which of the following reasons:
(a) He is merely an advisor and doesn't get to go fight anyone.
(b) Media coverage of the war is deemed unfair and biased against the government in Saigon.
(c) He gets no real help from Huynh Van Cao or from his own commanders.
(d) The Vietcong are extremely powerful and the US is hopelessly outmatched.

13. The name for the pro-North Vietnamese forces based in South Vietnam is the ___________________.
(a) National Liberation Front.
(b) People's Liberation Army.
(c) The Resistance.
(d) Communist Army of South Vietnam.

14. Which ARVN commander leads the M-113 company during the Battle of Ap Bac?
(a) Vo Nguyen Giap.
(b) Huynh Van Cao.
(c) Ngo Dinh Nhu.
(d) Capt. Ly Tong Ba.

15. General Edward Lansdale is a clandestine operative for which U.S. government agency?
(a) Internal Revenue Service.
(b) Federal Bureau of Investigations.
(c) Central Intelligence Agency.
(d) National Security Administration.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the method used by the United States to quell the rebellious tendencies of the South Vietnamese farmers who would otherwise be inclined to fight with or provide assistance to the Vietcong?

4. Where do the H-21 Hueys initially land during the Battle of Ap Bac?

5. John Paul Vann requests the following equipment to help the M-113s navigate across the various canals in the battlefield:

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