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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4 Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What procession is formed in the city of Phat Diem?
(a) A mock evacuation drill
(b) A procession to celebrate Our Lady of fatima
(c) A Buddhist celebration procession
(d) A rice harvest festival parade

2. What does Fowler later have to admit?
(a) That Pyle was really the better man.
(b) That he had sent Pyle on a fool's errand.
(c) That Phuong would have been better off with Pyle.
(d) That Pyle followed his instructions to the letter.

3. What had Pyle done that was according to Harding's book?
(a) Formed a Third Force of 2,000 bandits and two tame tigers
(b) Recruited Vietminh to form a Third Force
(c) Built up a bicycle brigad to be his Third force
(d) Brought in mercenaries to be a Third Force

4. How does the telegram affect Fowler?
(a) He nearly jumps for joy at getting out of Vietnam.
(b) He knows he won't get his opium pipes in London.
(c) He is angry that they did not consult him first.
(d) The telegram makes him sad; if he leaves, it means Phuong will marry Pyle.

5. What does the Attache put in the wire to Pyle's parents?
(a) That their son had been run over by a bus.
(b) That their son had died a soldier's death in the cause of Democracy.
(c) That their son had died of malaria.
(d) That their son had died of heart failure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fowler discover at 3:00 a.m.?

2. What was wrong with the bombing that day?

3. What does Captain Trouin say he hates most about the war?

4. What offer does Pyle make to Miss Hei?

5. What does Vigot allow Fowler to do in Pyle's apartment?

(see the answer key)

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