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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of John Paul Vann's most beloved father figure?
(a) Frank De Mint.
(b) John Paul Vann, Sr.
(c) Aaron Frank Vann.
(d) George S. Tripp.

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

3. In a three-page report, John Paul Vann indicates which of the following about General Huynh Van Cao?
(a) He will not send troops to VC occupied villages.
(b) He doesn't care about winning.
(c) He is a laughing stock among the ARVN troops.
(d) He is too happy to retreat.

4. In what year is John Paul Vann born?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1933.

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

6. 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?
(a) David Halberstam.
(b) Neil Sheehan.
(c) Joe Galloway.
(d) Peter Arnott.

7. What is the original name for the Agency for International Development (AID)?
(a) United States Operations Mission (USOM).
(b) Big Red One.
(c) Peace Corps.
(d) Blackwater Combat Support.

8. What phrase below best describes the relationship of Frank Vann with his sons?
(a) Loving and well-off.
(b) Drunken and abusive.
(c) Loving, but unable to provide much of a living.
(d) Unavailable because of his hectic work schedule.

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

10. Who is President of the United States when America expands the war into Cambodia in 1970?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) Gerald Ford.
(c) Richard M. Nixon.
(d) Lyndon Johnson.

11. How many children do John Paul Vann and his wife have?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

12. When John Paul Vann is eventually recruited into the Army, what is his job intended to be?
(a) Officer training.
(b) Repairing jeeps and trucks.
(c) Flying bombing missions.
(d) Recruiting other able-bodied men.

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

14. According to John Paul Vann, the Vietnamese colonels in Saigon are best described as:
(a) Greedy and distrustful.
(b) Timid and cowardly.
(c) Arrogant and bragadocious.
(d) Bored.

15. Which general replaces General Harkins as the supreme commander of the U.S. forces in Vietnam?
(a) General Robert York.
(b) General William Westmoreland.
(c) General Douglas MacArthur.
(d) General Huynh Van Cao.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the projected worst-case scenario for U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

2. In what year does John Paul Vann and his wife sell their home in El Paso, Texas, and move to Washington, DC?

3. Which U.S. general becomes the object of ridicule among the American advisers and fighting personnel?

4. Starting in April, 1967, these event begin as a result of the growing VC numbers:

5. In what year does Myrtle actually allow Frank Vann to adopt John Paul Vann?

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