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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is John Paul Vann's call sign during the Battle of Ap Bac?
2. Which of the following is NOT a prominent religion practiced in South Vietnam?
3. This is one of the most effective weapons deployed by the ARVN/American forces at Ap Bac.
4. Ho Chi Minh lived in which country (other than Vietnam) prior to the Vietnam War?
5. John Paul Vann's Vietnamese counterpart is named:
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is General Huynh Van Cao's chief-of-staff, Lt. Colonel Bui Dinh Dam, selected, even though he is a North Vietnamese and General Huynh Van Cao is a general for the South?
2. Discuss the significance of John Paul Vann's promotion to senior adviser for a corps region. How is this significant?
3. What do the many guerrilla-style hit-and-run missions of the Viet Cong teach them about the nature of their enemies, the South Vietnamese and the Americans?
4. Why are the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) referred to as "Viet Cong"?
5. What is one of the secret desires of the American military advisers with regard to the Viet Cong's fighting tactics?
6. As adviser to the 7th Infantry Division of the ARVN, John Paul Vann is responsible for the defense and preservation of what area in Vietnam?
7. What other significant figures are introduced during this introductory section of the book? List two or three of them.
8. Briefly describe who the National Liberation Front (NLF) are.
9. John Paul Vann retires from the military in 1963, only to go back to Vietnam with the AID in 1965 and serve until his death in 1972. Based on what we've learned from "The Funeral" section, why do you think he does this?
10. From this brief vignette of the funeral of John Paul Vann, what facts can we glean about his life and personality?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In many respects, Vietnam was considered to be the first "helicopter war". Based on your readings, do you think this is an accurate description? How did John Paul Vann and other commanders make use of "choppers" in the book? Please give 2-3 examples.
Essay Topic 2
What role did the reporting (or misreporting) of information have during the Vietnam War? How was propaganda used by the ARVN, American, and North Vietnamese, respectively, to further their causes? Please provide 2-3 specific examples for each.
Essay Topic 3
What were some of John Paul Vann's specific duties and responsibilities as a civilian member of the Agency for International Development (AID) in Vietnam? How did the efforts of this agency improve the conditions of the war for combatants and innocents alike? Was John Paul Vann satisfied with the scope of his AID directives? If not, why not? What more did he feel he needed to do?
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