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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the only administration insider arguing against escalation?
(a) Maxwell Taylor.
(b) McGeorge Bundy.
(c) Averell Harriman.
(d) George Ball.

2. What mistake had the Kennedy administration made in the Bay of Pigs invasion?
(a) They had not supplied enough men and material.
(b) They had not checked the weather for the invasion.
(c) They had not seen that the Cuban people were not opposed to Castro.
(d) They had underestimated the logistical difficulties of a landing.

3. When did Kennedy become well known in Washington?
(a) In his race for Senate.
(b) When he first entered politics.
(c) In the 1960 campaign.
(d) During the Cuban Missile Crisis.

4. Who tipped off Senator Wayne Morse about the real situation of the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
(a) McGeorge Bundy.
(b) General Westmoreland.
(c) President Johnson.
(d) An anonymous caller.

5. When did Kennedy first send advisers to Vietnam?
(a) October 1961.
(b) February 1962.
(c) May 1962.
(d) June 1963.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Halberstam say was the result of the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

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

3. What made McGeorge Bundy an effective administrator?

4. What position had Robert Lovett been appointed to in 1947?

5. Why didn't Kennedy offer the position of Secretary of State to J. William Fulbright?

(see the answer key)

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