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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 does Halberstam say was Robert McNamara's role in the White House policy discussions?
(a) McNamara filled in the details of others' plans.
(b) McNamara enforced Kennedy's will.
(c) McNamara followed the will of the other advisers.
(d) McNamara dominated discussions.

2. What event does Halberstam say triggered bombing operations against the North?
(a) The Bay of Pigs invasion.
(b) A North Vietnamese attack on American B-57 bombers.
(c) The Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
(d) A North Vietnamese success in the Mekong Delta.

3. How many troops were in Vietnam when Kennedy was assassinated?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 200,000.

4. What does Halberstam say was the military's opinion after the start of Rolling Thunder?
(a) The military expected the campaign to bring victory in 3-5 years.
(b) The military wanted to keep experimenting with saturation bombing techniques.
(c) The military thought the war would last six months.
(d) The military predicted a war of attrition.

5. What did Hanoi do in response to U.S. war games in the South?
(a) Send more Vietcong down the trails.
(b) Launch the Gulf of Tonkin attacks.
(c) Seek peace talks.
(d) Withdraw troops from the South.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Maxwell Taylor begin to support as a result of his late 1964 trip to Vietnam?

2. Who was in charge of the operation code named 34A?

3. What does Halberstam say General Westmoreland was projecting after 1965?

4. When did Khanh overthrow the generals in Vietnam?

5. Who was the only administration insider arguing against escalation?

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