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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Halberstam say was the result of the Chinese Revolution and the McCarthy period?
(a) The U.S. took pre-emptive action against Communism.
(b) The U.S. sought out diplomatic solutions.
(c) The U.S. took an aggressive stance toward Communism.
(d) The U.S. strengthened trade ties in Europe.

2. How did Kennedy see Adlai Stevenson?
(a) He saw Adlai Stevenson as lazy.
(b) He saw Adlai Stevenson as an ideologue.
(c) He saw Adlai Stevenson as indecisive.
(d) He saw Adlai Stevenson as principled.

3. Why was Chester Bowles assigned to a different position?
(a) He had leaked confidential information to the press.
(b) He had been caught saying embarrassing things on an open mic.
(c) He had disgraced himself by having an affair with one of his pages.
(d) He had quarreled with Bobby Kennedy over who was in charge in Kennedy's absence.

4. What position had Robert Lovett been appointed to in 1947?
(a) Undersecretary of State.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Secretary of the Interior.
(d) Secretary of Defense.

5. Why didn't Kennedy offer the position of Secretary of State to J. William Fulbright?
(a) Fublright was too young and inexperienced.
(b) Fulbright did not have the support of Negroes or Jews.
(c) Fulbright was too old and conservative.
(d) Fulbright had some unresolved scandals in his past.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Halberstam say Lyndon Johnson felt in the Kennedy administration?

2. What does Halberstam say was the sense in the Kennedy administration as they came into office?

3. What did Chester Bowles think was the most important issue to confront?

4. What mistake had the Kennedy administration made in the Bay of Pigs invasion?

5. How long had Ho Chi Minh's communism associations been known to the U.S., in Halberstam's account?

(see the answer key)

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