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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. Which of the following is true about the relationship between John Paul Vann and Huynh Van Cao?
(a) They didn't know each other at all.
(b) They clashed constantly.
(c) Each learned from the other.
(d) They got along well.

2. Ngo Dinh Diem is very afraid of ________________.
(a) Dealing with the Chinese Communists.
(b) Being on the losing side against the Vietcong.
(c) A coup d'etat.
(d) Flying.

3. Diem engages in an ambitious campaign that redistributes _______________ from the Buddhist farmers to the Catholic refugees fleeing North Vietnam.
(a) Money.
(b) Land.
(c) Crops.
(d) Livestock.

4. Where does John Paul Vann die?
(a) Central Highlands of North Vietnam.
(b) Over the Pacific Ocean.
(c) Central Highlands of South Vietnam.
(d) On his way home from work at the Pentagon.

5. The ARVN forces are often sent to level villages suspected of being what?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Predominantly Buddhist.
(c) Disloyal to the South Vietnamese government.
(d) Vietcong positions.

Short Answer Questions

1. French occupation of Vietnam officially ends shortly after this decisive battle during the First Indochina War:

2. Which United States President oversees the rapid escalation of the war in Vietnam?

3. Who is John Paul Vann's immediate superior?

4. What is the nickname of Herb Prevost's squadron?

5. Which Vietnamese emperor hands over his power and authority to the Viet Minh when he abdicates the throne in 1946?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the key components of Ziegler's battle plan? How many men and how much air and armor support are sent to Ap Bac?

2. Which American adviser is responsible for drawing up the basic plan of attack for the ARVN?

3. Discuss the significance of John Paul Vann's promotion to senior adviser for a corps region. How is this significant?

4. 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?

5. Briefly describe some of the things John Paul Vann did that get him categorized as lucky by those with whom he served.

6. Why is the Battle of Ap Bac considered perhaps the most important confrontation of the entire Vietnam War?

7. In 1962, what is the United States' stated primary role in Vietnam?

8. Briefly describe who the National Liberation Front (NLF) are.

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

10. From this brief vignette of the funeral of John Paul Vann, what facts can we glean about his life and personality?

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