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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 a major problem for the South Vietnamese military commanders and politicians?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Greed.
(c) Disorganization.
(d) Opportunism.

2. John Paul Vann is sent to build schools and help refugees in many areas that:
(a) Were burned to the ground.
(b) Were loyal to the United States.
(c) Could be exploited for resources.
(d) Sympathized with the VC.

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

4. What specific order is given to General Huynh Van Cao in 1966 by his superiors, which he refuses to carry out?
(a) He is commanded to flee to Laos.
(b) He is told to take command of all operations in Vietnam.
(c) He is asked to move his family to the Philippines.
(d) He is told to make an assault on a Buddhist pagoda.

5. 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) Edward Lansdale.
(c) William Westmoreland.
(d) Daniel Boone Porter.

Short Answer Questions

1. The army of the Vietcong has doubled in size by what year?

2. Who is the provincial chief of this Vietnamese province, targeted for liberation?

3. What name does John Paul Vann have inscribed on his mother's headstone?

4. Which distinguished general from World War II is dispatched to Vietnam to assess the situation?

5. How many students (estimated) are arrested and sent to jail during the riots?

Short Essay Questions

1. By this time, what was the political situation in Saigon?

2. What kind of a person was Frank Vann?

3. One of the unique features of the Vietnam War was the war correspondent (a special type of journalist) that went to the war zone and reported on what was happening there. How did this affect how the U.S. military commanders conducted the war?

4. Why did General Harkins feel the way he did about John Paul Vann's report?

5. Following the inconclusive, but embarrassing, result of Ap Bac, General Huynh Van Cao launched a dummy attack on the same location. Why did he do this? What was the result?

6. What were the findings of General Krulak and the other military leaders with regard to the Battle of Ap Bac? How did John Paul Vann react?

7. What did General Westmoreland feel was the key to victory?

8. What were some of John Paul Vann's assigned duties upon his return to Vietnam?

9. How did John Paul Vann react to the ARVN "victory" at Ap Bac? How did General Harkins accept John Paul Vann's assessment?

10. What media figure befriends John Paul Vann and is responsible for stealing and leaking the "Pentagon Papers" to the U.S. media? What strategy of John Paul Vann's did this person find most appealing?

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