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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Thirteen through Fifteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Tang's early mobilization committee in Chapter 7 send Nguyen Van Hieu to Hanoi?
(a) To discuss assassination plans for Diem.
(b) To gain support from their Northern compatriots.
(c) To rid themselves of Hieu.
(d) To plan a mass emigration to America.

2. What effect did America's invasion into Cambodia have on the NLF?
(a) Acute physical and emotional hardship.
(b) A renewed spirit to fight the enemy.
(c) They gained the support of Cambodians.
(d) It had no effect.

3. How did Albert Thao capitalize on his role of investigating army officers for disloyalty to Diem?
(a) He did not have to work very hard.
(b) He was able to spy on anyone he pleased.
(c) He would plan a coup in this way.
(d) He developed relationships with prominent military figures.

4. When Tang met Ho Chi Minh, what was his first impression of the president?
(a) He was dignified and strong.
(b) He blended in with the other dignitaries.
(c) He was inappropriately dressed for the occasion.
(d) He was weak and sickly.

5. Where did the NLF establish a new headquarters after America's Cambodian attack?
(a) Kratie.
(b) Krek.
(c) Komchai Meas.
(d) Kandol.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ho Chi Minh explained Vietnamese history to Tang, what did he say about the French?

2. Who did the U.S. government signal its willingness to support upon abandoning its support of Diem in the early 1960s?

3. What term does Truong Nhu Tang use to describe his childhood?

4. Why did Tang and his compatriots refuse the radio being offered to them by the Americans readying them for a prisoner exchange?

5. What was Nixon's "Vietnamization" as the NLF saw it?

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