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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. French occupation of Vietnam officially ends shortly after this decisive battle during the First Indochina War:
(a) Battle of Khe Sanh.
(b) Battle of Ap Bac.
(c) Battle of Ia Drang.
(d) Battle of Dien Bien Phu.
2. The headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division of the ARVN is called:
(a) The HQ.
(b) The Monastery.
(c) The Sanctuary.
(d) The Cockpit.
3. The helicopters that carry the ARVN troops to the battle location are affectionately known by what name?
(a) Hogs.
(b) Pack Mules.
(c) Flying Bananas.
(d) Cobras.
4. The name for the pro-North Vietnamese forces based in South Vietnam is the ___________________.
(a) The Resistance.
(b) Communist Army of South Vietnam.
(c) People's Liberation Army.
(d) National Liberation Front.
5. How many M-113 armored personnel carriers are deployed by the ARVN/American forces to Ap Bac?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.
Short Answer Questions
1. John Paul Vann's Vietnamese counterpart is named:
2. The Battle of Ap Bac is seen as a huge ________________ for the Viet Cong.
3. Where does John Paul Vann die?
4. John Paul Vann's frustrations with the war grow because of which of the following reasons:
5. This is one of the most effective weapons deployed by the ARVN/American forces at Ap Bac.
Short Essay Questions
1. In 1962, what is the United States' stated primary role in Vietnam?
2. Why are the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) referred to as "Viet Cong"?
3. What are some of the difficulties in getting the South Vietnamese prepared to engage the Viet Cong?
4. Briefly describe who the National Liberation Front (NLF) are.
5. What important political trends are taking place in North Vietnam and South Vietnam in the early 1960s?
6. 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?
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. What is the primary shift in strategy espoused by John Paul Vann and Colonel Porter in 1962?
9. 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?
10. What features of John Paul Vann's burial at Arlington stood out?
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