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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27 - Epilogue - Final Word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the recommendation that came out of the fact-finding mission of 1961?
(a) That the U.S. commit military advisers.
(b) That the U.S. send 8,000 troops.
(c) That the U.S. commit 20,000 troops.
(d) That the U.S. send 100,000 troops.

2. When does Halberstam say the Johnson administration realized that Bundy was necessary to their planning?
(a) When Diem was overthrown, as Bundy had predicted he would be.
(b) When Taylor's theories were proven wrong.
(c) When they had a hard time while he was on vacation.
(d) When McNamara's plans were ineffectual.

3. What does Halberstam say was decided at the April 20, 1965 meeting in Honolulu?
(a) The military shifted to search-and-destroy missions exclusively.
(b) The military reduced troop levels.
(c) The military agreed to increased troop usage.
(d) The military refused to provide reports from field commanders.

4. What does Halberstam say was the beginning of the 'credibility gap'?
(a) When the government's figures were revised to protect Johnson's Great Society program.
(b) When the media began to exploit photographs to build opposition to the war.
(c) When the military gave the government falsified reports on progress in Vietnam.
(d) When U.S. deaths in Vietnam were withheld.

5. What did Robert Lovett remember about Kennedy after the assassination?
(a) Kennedy's romantic ideology.
(b) Kennedy's weakness in the face of challenges.
(c) Kennedy's kindness and consideration.
(d) Kennedy's youth and inexperience.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did McNamara achieve his goals while he was at Ford?

2. What kind of problem does Halberstam say the cost of the war caused for the Johnson administration?

3. What did Hanoi do in response to U.S. war games in the South?

4. Why didn't Kennedy formulate a China policy, in Halberstam's account?

5. What rule does Halberstam say Kennedy was following in trying to appoint a Secretary of State?

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