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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. President Diem's younger brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu, is relied upon for his military and political advise despite the fact he has a(n) _______________ dependency.
(a) Gambling.
(b) Nicotine.
(c) Opium.
(d) Alcohol.

2. After numerous wars with the Chinese and the French, the Vietnamese adopt the following military philosophy which gives the forces of Ho Chi Minh courage during the First and Second Indochina Wars:
(a) Dominance through superior numbers is the only path to victory.
(b) Non-violence is better than war.
(c) He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.
(d) An ostensibly weaker force, properly guided, can defeat a stronger one.

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

4. Which person below gives John Paul Vann his first military command duties with the 7th Division?
(a) Colonel Tim Bradstreet.
(b) General Palmer.
(c) General Westmoreland.
(d) Colonel Daniel B. Porter.

5. Which of the following famous generals is NOT present in the funeral processional of John Paul Vann?
(a) General John Pershing.
(b) Lt. General Richard Stilwell.
(c) General William Westmoreland.
(d) General Bruce Palmer, Jr.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following character traits DOES NOT fit John Paul Vann?

2. John Paul Vann's frustrations with the war grow because of which of the following reasons:

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

4. Which city in North Vietnam is the base for Ho Chi Minh's government?

5. John Paul Vann's Vietnamese counterpart is named:

Short Essay Questions

1. What important political trends are taking place in North Vietnam and South Vietnam in the early 1960s?

2. What features of John Paul Vann's burial at Arlington stood out?

3. What are some of the many diverse features of the populace in South Vietnam that prevented a strong, unified front against the Viet Cong?

4. What types of people come to pay their respects to John Paul Vann in Arlington in 1972? Why do you think they are there?

5. Why do you believe General Harkins and others in the United States' military and intelligence communities put so much stock into the opinions of Vietnamese military leaders like General Huynh Van Cao, often at the expense of more sound advice from their own people, like John Paul Vann?

6. What is the preliminary intelligence report given by Jim Drummond and the eavesdroppers in the Otters concerning the size and capabilities of the VC force at Ap Bac?

7. Why is the use of terminology in reference to Ho Chi Minh's forces important for the Americans and South Vietnamese to establish?

8. Why is General Huynh Van Cao's chief-of-staff, Lt. Colonel Bui Dinh Dam, selected, even though he is a North Vietnamese and General Huynh Van Cao is a general for the South?

9. As adviser to the 7th Infantry Division of the ARVN, John Paul Vann is responsible for the defense and preservation of what area in Vietnam?

10. In what ways does John Paul Vann's life embody the spirit of the United States in the Vietnam War?

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