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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was Kennedy's military analyst on the 1961 fact-finding mission?
(a) McGeorge Bundy.
(b) Robert McNamara.
(c) Maxwell Taylor.
(d) Chester Bowles.

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

4. What was the logic behind the U.S.'s actions after the 1961 fact-finding mission?
(a) Further delay would defuse the situation.
(b) Wait for the Vietnamese elections.
(c) Inaction would allow trade to develop.
(d) A show of force would intimidate the Vietcong.

5. On which issue does Halberstam say the military lost its battle with the White House?
(a) The use of jets.
(b) The use of napalm.
(c) Bombing in the north.
(d) The commitment of troops.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Kennedy want to act as Secretary of State?

2. What policies had Robert Lovett been involved in crafting?

3. What was Kennedy's position on the Cold War policies of his predecessors?

4. What pressure does Halberstam say the events of September and October of 1963 relieved for Kennedy?

5. What movement regarding the war does Halberstam say started at the University of California in Berkeley?

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