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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Robert Lovett recommend to Kennedy for Secretary of Defense?
(a) Robert McNamara.
(b) Chester Bowles.
(c) McGeorge Bundy.
(d) Dean Rusk.

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

3. What did Kennedy represent to Eleanor Roosevelt's followers?
(a) Businessmen.
(b) Old guard.
(c) Foreigners.
(d) The new breed.

4. What did Chester Bowles think was the most important issue to confront?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Race issues.
(c) Budget cuts.
(d) Military expansion.

5. When does Halberstam say the President's thinking about bombing began to change?
(a) After he realized that Khanh was not an effective leader.
(b) After the Vietcong attack on Qui Nhon.
(c) After the 1964 elections.
(d) After the media began to carry explicit photos from the front.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was named to head the U.S. command in Saigon in January 1962?

2. Who does Halberstam say remained loyal to Diem when the coup began?

3. What did the fact-finding trip to Vietnam in early 1965 coincide with?

4. Who opposed the fact-finding trip to Vietnam in early 1965?

5. Which problem did NOT arise for the Kennedy administration during 1961?

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