1.  Name the countries that border Vietnam.  Locate the Central Highlands on a map of Vietnam.

2.  What crime did Le Thi Hong Lien commit?  What freedoms do we have in the U.S. that the Vietnamese people don't have?  What type of government rules Vietnam?  Are Christians dangerous?  Why might the Vietnamese government be afraid of Christians?  Explain your answers.  (For information on religious persecution in Vietnam, click here and here.)

3.  What has the Vietnamese government agreed to do regarding religious freedom?  Why have they agreed to such a law?

4.  What does USCIRF stand for?  What is its purpose? (For more information, do a google search of USCIRF.)

5.  What is the IRFA?  When was it enacted?   

6.  What does it mean to be one of the "countries of particluar concern"?  What measures does the U.S. take with "countries of particular concern"?

7.  Re-read the 3rd to last paragraph of the article.  Do you believe, as Mr. Hanford does, that the U.S. embassy in Hanoi will be able to monitor compliance satisfactorily?  Explain your answer.

8.  For what reason will Vietnam allow its people greater religious freedom?  Can the U.S. really convince certain countries to end their practices of religious persecution?  Explain your answer.