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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year does Cabot Lodge, Jr., arrive in Vietnam?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1964.

3. Ramsey is captured by the Vietcong in 1966 and held prisoner for ________ years.
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

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

5. Which province does John Paul Vann and his friend conspire to re-take?
(a) Hau Nghia Province.
(b) Quang Binh Province.
(c) Da Nang Province.
(d) Kon Tum Province.

6. How does John Paul Vann's mother make money for herself?
(a) A large inheritance from her mother.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Handicrafts.
(d) Manual labor.

7. In what year does John Paul Vann and his wife sell their home in El Paso, Texas, and move to Washington, DC?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1968.

8. What is the nickname of John Paul Vann's maternal grandmother?
(a) Queenie.
(b) Gardenia.
(c) Princess.
(d) Queen.

9. Which U.S. general becomes the object of ridicule among the American advisers and fighting personnel?
(a) General York.
(b) General Cao.
(c) General Harkins.
(d) General Westmoreland.

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

11. By 1967, how many acres of land (approximately) are destroyed by fighting, napalm, and chemical agent use throughout Vietnam?
(a) 1.5 million.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 0.5 million.
(d) 1 million.

12. What food doe the Vanns NOT usually have at Thanksgiving?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Goose.
(c) Steak.
(d) Ham.

13. 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) Robert E. Lee.
(b) Daniel Boone Porter.
(c) William Westmoreland.
(d) Edward Lansdale.

14. John Paul Vann and Daniel Ellsberg drive to which location and become the first Americans to do so in over a year?
(a) Hanoi.
(b) Ham Tan.
(c) Da Nang.
(d) Hue.

15. What position is offered to John Paul Vann by Secretary of State Robert McNamara?
(a) Supreme Allied Commander for Southeast Asia.
(b) Head of Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(c) Robert McNamara's Undersecretary of State.
(d) Chief of Asian Division.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of John Paul Vann's mother?

2. Which of the following Vietnam War-era journalists is awarded the Pulitzer Prize in December, 1963, for reporting John Paul Vann's assessment of the situation in Vietnam?

3. What is the name of John Paul Vann's most beloved father figure?

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

5. 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?

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