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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. What does John Paul Vann realize upon his return to Vietnam in 1965?
(a) The government of Cambodia had fallen.
(b) The Viet Cong had retreated into Laos.
(c) The U.S. and South Vietnamese will not win.
(d) The Viet Cong have taken over.

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

3. How does John Paul Vann summarize the events at Ap Bac?
(a) "A narrow loss."
(b) "A misterable damn performance."
(c) "A masterful coordination with the ARVN."
(d) "A complete disaster."

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

5. In what year does Myrtle actually allow Frank Vann to adopt John Paul Vann?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1956.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Which city does John Paul Vann consider "home"?

4. Which of the following is a major problem for the South Vietnamese military commanders and politicians?

5. What is the name of John Paul Vann's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of a person was Frank Vann?

2. 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?

3. How and where did John Paul Vann die? Provide details.

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

5. Who was the most influential and first real friend that John Paul Vann had? Why did this person have such an impact on John Paul Vann's life?

6. Following the conflicting stories regarding the success of the Battle of Ap Bac, how did Washington, DC, respond?

7. Who offers John Paul Vann a position as part of a national "brain trust" on Vietnam? What was John Paul Vann's reaction?

8. What do we know about John Paul Vann's lineage?

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

10. 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?

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