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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 is the name of John Paul Vann's first REAL friend?
(a) Edward "Gene" Crutchfield.
(b) Rodney "Rod" Applegate.
(c) Thomas Riley.
(d) Frederick Winters.

2. During the late 1960s, who is the station chief in Vietnam for the pacification-worker project?
(a) Gordon Brown.
(b) Victor Krulak.
(c) Gordon Jorgenson.
(d) Albert Hall.

3. Which of the following Vietnam War-era journalists is awarded the Pulitzer Prize in December, 1963, for reporting John Paul Vann's assessment of the situation in Vietnam?
(a) David Halberstam.
(b) Peter Arnott.
(c) Joe Galloway.
(d) Neil Sheehan.

4. What is the name of John Paul Vann's mother?
(a) Myrtle Lee Tripp.
(b) Florence Henderson.
(c) Roberta Marie Vann.
(d) Janice Miller.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what rank is John Paul Vann promoted by the Washington, DC, high command?

2. During 1967, John Paul Vann is working to set up the which organization?

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

4. Which U.S. general thwarts John Paul Vann's scheduled meeting the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

4. In what year did John Paul Vann retire from the Army? When and how did he return to Vietnam?

5. Which parent did the majority of the household chores in the Vann home? Why?

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

7. What word best describes John Paul Vann's mother, Myrtle Lee Tripp? Provide a justification for your answer.

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

9. What new war tactic, employed by the U.S. marines in 1965, particularly disgusted John Paul Vann and why?

10. Was John Paul Vann content to fulfill his new duties? Why or why not?

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