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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the fact-finding mission discover at about the time of the problem with the Buddhist monks?
(a) The U.S. was unprepared for guerilla warfare.
(b) The North was expanding its recruitment.
(c) Diem was not on top of the situation.
(d) Vast corruption.

2. What had McNamara done by the time he took over as Secretary of Defense?
(a) Studied and identified the problems at the Pentagon.
(b) Reviewed American foreign policy.
(c) Consulted with Kennedy about his goals and methods.
(d) Instituted successful reforms at Ford.

3. What does Halberstam say was the problem with the Kennedy administration's pragmatism?
(a) There were too many crises at once.
(b) It was not backed with muscular diplomacy.
(c) It did not have real-world experience.
(d) It was grounded in academic theory.

4. What did the Geneva Convention decide in Vietnam?
(a) It determined how prisoners of war would be exchanged.
(b) It sanctioned the north for its attacks on the south.
(c) It established a procedure for holding elections.
(d) It divided the country in two, a north and a south.

5. What does Halberstam say happened that threatened the relationship between Diem and the Buddhists?
(a) The Buddhists expanded their protests.
(b) Diem and Nhu retreated into aristocratic aloofness.
(c) Diem reneged on his promises.
(d) The people backed the Buddhists against Diem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Halberstam say McNamara found people to work under him as Secretary of Defense?

2. What does Halberstam say Maxwell Taylor discovered was true about Khanh?

3. What plan was the U.S. government following by the end of 1964?

4. How does Halberstam say McNamara learned about the affairs in Vietnam?

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

(see the answer key)

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