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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Halberstam say that September and October of 1963 were good for the Kennedy administration?
(a) There was accord on civil rights issues.
(b) Averell Harriman made progress on the test ban treaty.
(c) The administration was prepared to pick up seats in special elections.
(d) The military made progress in the Mekong Delta.

2. Who was named to head the U.S. command in Saigon in January 1962?
(a) Maxwell Taylor.
(b) Chester Bowles.
(c) Robert McNamara.
(d) Paul Harkins.

3. 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 followed the will of the other advisers.
(c) McNamara dominated discussions.
(d) McNamara enforced Kennedy's will.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Halberstam say the U.S. spun the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

2. What does Halberstam say was the problem with the Kennedy administration's pragmatism?

3. How did McNamara's position on bombing change over time?

4. What does Halberstam say was the purpose of operation Rolling Thunder?

5. What does Halberstam say Americans were disunited about in the early 1960s?

(see the answer key)

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