A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam Test | Final Test - Medium

Neil Sheehan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam Test | Final Test - Medium

Neil Sheehan
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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 find out about the numbers of the Regional Forces in Hau Nghia?
(a) They were greatly exaggerated.
(b) There were no Regional Forces there.
(c) They were a significant fighting force.
(d) They were supported by three VC divisions.

2. In what year does John Paul Vann, Ramsey, and a few others send a new strategic proposal to Washington, DC?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1965.

3. During 1967, John Paul Vann is working to set up the which organization?
(a) Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS).
(b) Mobile command center for the American forces.
(c) United Nations International Children's Education Fund (UNICEF).
(d) The Peace Corps.

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

5. Which U.S. general becomes the object of ridicule among the American advisers and fighting personnel?
(a) General Westmoreland.
(b) General Cao.
(c) General Harkins.
(d) General York.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Myrtle Tripp's first husband?

4. Which person becomes a sort of father figure to John Paul Vann?

5. What is General Harkins' response to John Paul Vann's report of the battle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In 1963, President Diem set off what was known as the "Buddhist Crisis". What was this and what was the eventual result of it?

3. 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?

4. When did Myrtle Lee Tripp's second husband, Frank Vann, finally adopt John Paul Vann as his son? Why did it take so long?

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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