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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Sixteen through Eighteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Bao Dai name as Prime Minister?
(a) Ngo Dinh Diem.
(b) Chau Van Tiep.
(c) Vo Nguyen Giap.
(d) Zhou En-Lai.

2. How could the importance of Tang's and his colleague's roles be measured in Chapter 16?
(a) How they were treated by the party.
(b) How many pairs of pajamas they received.
(c) By the salary raises they received.
(d) Who was promoted within the ranks.

3. How did Nixon and Kissinger justify the Tet offensive bombings and invasion of Cambodia?
(a) It brought an end to the American anti-war protests.
(b) It gained an essential year of time.
(c) A propaganda war of words was won.
(d) It increased American unity.

4. What is COSVN which is described in Chapter 11?
(a) A leadership group made up of delegates from the Worker's Party.
(b) The Northern Vietnamese army forces.
(c) The National Liberation Front system.
(d) The North Vietnamese politburo.

5. As long as American strength supported the Saigon government, how did the NLF feel about the idea of total victory?
(a) Determined to win.
(b) Unaccomplishable.
(c) A soon-to-be-accomplished goal.
(d) Wistful and vague.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the reason behind the National Council of National Reconciliation and Concord as described in Article 9 of the Paris Accords?

2. What did Albert Thao believe about Diem's leadership in Vietnam?

3. How did Albert Thao capitalize on his role of investigating army officers for disloyalty to Diem?

4. What did the Party ideologues decide the NLF troops should do for three months in Kratie?

5. What did the underground resistance Tang was involved with eventually evolve into?

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