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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Nineteen through Twenty-One.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Tang's wife ultimately do about her marriage in Chapter 3?
(a) She commited suicide.
(b) She left the marriage to obey her father.
(c) She returned to Tang and had her child.
(d) She stayed married to Tang through letters.

3. What was the reason behind the National Council of National Reconciliation and Concord as described in Article 9 of the Paris Accords?
(a) To have Thieu retreat from dismantling his government.
(b) To resolve Vietnam's domestic problems through political means.
(c) To engage Vietnam's military operatives.
(d) To isolate Thieu.

4. Why was the Northern Vietnamese government fearful of American involvement in the fighting in Vietnam in the early 1960s?
(a) They had no firearms for a counterattack.
(b) A nuclear bomb attack was anticipated.
(c) The Chinese would then become involved.
(d) Chances for a peaceful, negotiated settlement would vanish.

5. What happened to Diem and Nhu during the coup in Chapter 6?
(a) They begged for their lives inside the Palace.
(b) They were killed outside a church.
(c) They were imprisoned in Saigon.
(d) They were able to subdue the coup and retake control.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event pushed aside Tang's trepidations concerning military action against Diem?

2. What punishment did the tribunal bestow upon Tang, besides prison, that may have interfered deeply with Tang's credibility within Vietnamese society?

3. What career did Tang's father decide Tang should pursue?

4. After the overthrow of Diem, what did Tang become director-general of?

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

(see the answer key)

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