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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon Tang's visit to Moscow from Algiers, what did his anticipated "vacation" turn out to be?
(a) An observation of Russian life.
(b) A whirlwind vistit to Soviet tourist attractions.
(c) A meeting every day with Soviet leaders.
(d) A period of rest and recuperation.

2. When Tang revisited Hanoi in 1974, what did he note about the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
(a) The route had become a system of two-lane roads.
(b) The dirt paths were unchanged from years past.
(c) The original paths had grown dense with jungle foilage.
(d) Transportation was non-existant.

3. Upon Tang's return to Hanoi in Chapter 20, what does he encounter in the city he has not visited for thirty years?
(a) A place of dignity.
(b) A modern and beautified city.
(c) Dreariness and poverty.
(d) Ceaseless turmoil.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What new means of transportation was Vietnam inundated with in 1969 and 1970?

2. Where does Tang and his wife live after he decides to go into seclusion??

3. What happened when the city of Hue was taken by the NLF and Northern troops in January, 1968?

4. What American events attracted the attention of the nationalists in 1973?

5. In what way did the Saigon forces utilize the PRG's relative passivity to their advantage in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the theme of the seminars given to the Alliance/NLF/PRG leaders in Kratie?

2. How had the Ho Chi Minh Trail changed from when it was first created in 1959 until Tang returned to travel it in 1974?

3. In what ways did Thieu antagonize students and workers in 1970s Saigon?

4. What did General Trung mean when he joked that "even though we ran like hell, still we'll win" in regard to the NLF's retreat from the southern Cambodian border?

5. When Tang visited Budapest in Chapter 20, what might be said to have been the motives of the Budapest government while they treated Tang to a visitor's tour and comforts?

6. At the celebration for the victory of the North in Saigon, Tang asked Van Tien Dung where his Vietcong divisions one, three, five, seven, and nine are. What was his answer?

7. Why had escaping Vietnam by boat become a great topic of conversation in the first days following northern liberation?

8. How did the members of the PRG survive and live in their rough circumstances?

9. Why were Nixon and Kissinger unable to comprehend the issues in Vietnam that prevented an American success there?

10. How did the COSVN/PRG decide to deal with their recent enemies of the South at the end of the war?

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