A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam Test | Final Test - Easy

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 Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The term for General Westmoreland's war strategy is:
(a) "Strategic Isolation".
(b) "Bomb the VC into the Stone Age".
(c) "War of Attrition".
(d) "Total War".

2. To what rank is John Paul Vann promoted by the Washington, DC, high command?
(a) Chief of Operations for the CIA.
(b) III Corps Commander.
(c) Foreign Service Rank 2.
(d) Foreign Service Rank 10.

3. During his work in Vietnam after 1965, John Paul Vann is befriended by whom?
(a) A VC schoolteacher and the local children.
(b) A number of mercenaries from Europe.
(c) A group of Buddhist monks.
(d) Some members of the VC high command.

4. Which war is John Paul Vann sent to first, where he is promoted to the rank of Captain in 1950?
(a) Korea.
(b) First Indochina War.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) World War II.

5. In what year does John Paul Vann's mother, Myrtle, die?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1966.

6. What is the name of John Paul Vann's first REAL friend?
(a) Thomas Riley.
(b) Edward "Gene" Crutchfield.
(c) Frederick Winters.
(d) Rodney "Rod" Applegate.

7. In what year does John Paul Vann, Ramsey, and a few others send a new strategic proposal to Washington, DC?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1963.

8. How does John Paul Vann summarize the events at Ap Bac?
(a) "A complete disaster."
(b) "A masterful coordination with the ARVN."
(c) "A misterable damn performance."
(d) "A narrow loss."

9. How long is the projected worst-case scenario for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Five years.
(d) One year.

10. Which one of the twelve U.S. generals stationed in Saigon feels the need to visit the site of the Battle of Ap Bac to assess what went wrong?
(a) General York.
(b) General Westmoreland.
(c) General Harkins.
(d) General Porter.

11. What does John Paul Vann find out about the numbers of the Regional Forces in Hau Nghia?
(a) They were greatly exaggerated.
(b) They were supported by three VC divisions.
(c) There were no Regional Forces there.
(d) They were a significant fighting force.

12. University students in which city start riots to protest Diem's government?
(a) Hue.
(b) Hanoi.
(c) Saigon.
(d) My Tho.

13. Who is the provincial chief of this Vietnamese province, targeted for liberation?
(a) Major Nam Ho Ling.
(b) Major Nguyen Tri Hanh.
(c) Major Guang Xi Hue.
(d) Major Ba Quang.

14. During the late 1960s, who is the station chief in Vietnam for the pacification-worker project?
(a) Victor Krulak.
(b) Gordon Jorgenson.
(c) Albert Hall.
(d) Gordon Brown.

15. In what year does the Vann family move to Atlantic City?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1937.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to John Paul Vann, the Vietnamese colonels in Saigon are best described as:

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

3. By late 1965, the Saigon/U.S. and VC forces begin to:

4. What food is NOT a staple in the Vann family diet when John Paul Vann was growing up?

5. What is Robert Komer's nickname, given to him by Cabot Lodge, Jr.?

(see the answer keys)

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