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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Kennedy offer the position of Secretary of State to McGeorge Bundy?
(a) Bundy did not have the support of the Jews.
(b) Bundy had a reputation for saying damaging things off the cuff.
(c) Bundy was a Republican and too young.
(d) Bundy was too old and conservative.

2. What does Halberstam say happened to Diem and Nhu after they fled?
(a) They reached America and settled there.
(b) They were captured and killed.
(c) They returned to power.
(d) They were granted haven in Japan.

3. What events does Halberstam say affected American perceptions of its global priorities?
(a) The escalation of the Cold War and the fall of China.
(b) The agitation of labor unions in America and Europe.
(c) The revolution in Cuba.
(d) The tension over civil rights in America.

4. Where does Halberstam say McNamara found people to work under him as Secretary of Defense?
(a) The auto industry.
(b) Boeing.
(c) England.
(d) Academia.

5. What does Halberstam say happened that strained the relationship between Diem and the Buddhists?
(a) The government seized land and temples from the Buddhists.
(b) The Buddhists martyred themselves in opposition to the government.
(c) The government raided the pagodas and blamed it on the army.
(d) The Buddhists instigated confrontations with the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many troops were in Vietnam when Kennedy was assassinated?

2. What was Kennedy's relationship with the press during his presidential campaign?

3. What does Halberstam say Americans were disunited about in the early 1960s?

4. What did the U.S. embassy offer to Diem and Nhu when the coup began?

5. What policy did Rostow support in Vietnam?

(see the answer key)

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