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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Halberstam say Lyndon Johnson felt in the Kennedy administration?
(a) He felt like a relic of previous administrations.
(b) He felt like a socialist among capitalists.
(c) He felt like a teacher among his students.
(d) He felt like a midwesterner among East-coast men.

2. Who does Halberstam say remained loyal to Diem when the coup began?
(a) The merchants.
(b) The people.
(c) The Palace Guard.
(d) The southern part of the country.

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

4. What does Halberstam say was the sense in the Kennedy administration as they came into office?
(a) They were going to conquer the Russians.
(b) They were going to institute a new era of peace.
(c) They were going to continue the country's prosperity.
(d) They were going to get the country moving again.

5. Whom did Kennedy ask to be Secretary of State instead of Adlai Stevenson?
(a) Robert McNamara.
(b) Dean Rusk.
(c) Chester Bowles.
(d) McGeorge Bundy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Americans back down on demands for reform in Vietnam in 1962, in Halberstam's account?

2. What does Halberstam say marked the end of the generals' faith in Diem?

3. When Kennedy did not authorize more troops, what does Halberstam say he told the Pentagon?

4. What had USAID done in Vietnam at the beginning of Chapter 15?

5. Where was the war going well, at the time when the White House was losing faith in Diem, according to Halberstam?

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