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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Kennedy administration see the war in Vietnam?
(a) As a gift to Asian allies.
(b) As a diversion from domestic problems.
(c) As a war against Communism.
(d) As a boon to the military contractors.

2. What did the Geneva Convention decide in Vietnam?
(a) It determined how prisoners of war would be exchanged.
(b) It sanctioned the north for its attacks on the south.
(c) It divided the country in two, a north and a south.
(d) It established a procedure for holding elections.

3. Which problem did NOT arise for the Kennedy administration during 1961?
(a) Arms race.
(b) Bay of Pigs invasion.
(c) Financial crisis.
(d) Escalation of problems in Laos.

4. What rule does Halberstam say Kennedy was following in trying to appoint a Secretary of State?
(a) Someone who had not made many mistakes or offended too many people.
(b) Someone who had a strong intuition.
(c) Someone who had learned from his mistakes and had diplomatic experience.
(d) Someone who didn't look back at bad decisions, but plowed ahead.

5. How does Halberstam say Dean Rusk felt about his interview with Kennedy for the Secretary of State job?
(a) Superbly.
(b) He felt he had not been articulate enough.
(c) He did not know whether he could serve under Kennedy.
(d) Not well.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many soldiers had the U.S. sent to Vietnam in its first commitment of troops?

2. Which cabinet member was opposed to the Bay of Pigs invasion?

3. Why did Robert Lovett demur about being appointed in the Kennedy administration?

4. Why hadn't Roosevelt stopped the French from returning to Indochina after the war, in Halberstam's account?

5. When did Kennedy become well known in Washington?

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