1. a) What is the mission of the U.S. State Department?
b) Who is the head of the State Department?
(Visit the State Department website at state.gov)

2. a) What is the purpose of USCIRF?
b) What is a Country of Particular Concern (CPC)?
c) The Secretary of State designates the CPCs based on the USCIRF's report.  List the countries currently listed as CPCs by the U.S. State Department.
(Find the answers on the USCIRF website FAQ page at uscirf.gov/about/faqs.html.)

3.  Why was Vietnam recently removed from the CPC list?

4.  What benefits has Vietnam gained since being removed from the CPC list?

5.  Why does the USCIRF say that Vietnam should be put back on the CPC list?

6.  What do you learn about Nguyen Van Dai from this article?  Be specific.

7.  a) What would prevent the State Department from listing Vietnam once again as a CPC?
b) What is ironic about Vietnam improving its religious freedom and being removed from the CPC list?

8.  a) Why do you think World Magazine's editors published this article?
b) What can Americans do to help Nguyen Van Dai?