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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the leadership of the North place its focus in the 1966 resolution?
(a) On Tang, himself.
(b) On getting better weaponry.
(c) On mobilizing the masses.
(d) Upon young people.

2. What did Nguyen Van Thieu expect of Nixon and Kissinger as indicated in Chapter 12?
(a) They would become bitter enemies.
(b) They would not abandon him.
(c) They would accept Communist victory.
(d) They would step up the war to involve more countries.

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 developed relationships with prominent military figures.
(c) He was able to spy on anyone he pleased.
(d) He would plan a coup in this way.

4. Why were the various sites for the PRG ministries chosen to be deep within the "Iron Triangle" of sanctuaries and bases, near the Cambodian border?
(a) It was what President Phat deeemed best.
(b) To stifle communication with COSVN.
(c) To be close to the Gulf of Thailand.
(d) As good proection from B-52 and helicopter asssaults.

5. What was Thanh Nghi famous for writing?
(a) A history of South Vietnam.
(b) A French-Vietnamese dictionary.
(c) A communist manifesto.
(d) A novel based on Vietnamese struggles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 21, what did Tang discover when he arrived in Saigon and telephoned his parents at his older brother's home?

3. What role did the leading figure of the Committee to Defend the Peace, Dr. Pham Van Huyen, play in Diem's government in 1954?

4. What nearly derailed Tang and dozens of others with him of leaving the country by boat?

5. What did the term "neutralize" mean within the context of the Phoenix Program?

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