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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which cabinet member was opposed to the Bay of Pigs invasion?
(a) Robert McNamara.
(b) McGeorge Bundy.
(c) Chester Bowles.
(d) Dean Rusk.

2. When did the problem with the Buddhist monks begin?
(a) November 1962.
(b) April 1962.
(c) March 1961.
(d) May 1963.

3. What event does Halberstam say triggered bombing operations against the North?
(a) A North Vietnamese success in the Mekong Delta.
(b) The Bay of Pigs invasion.
(c) The Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
(d) A North Vietnamese attack on American B-57 bombers.

4. Who does Halberstam say was especially vocal in calling for a change in U.S. Vietnam policy?
(a) Averell Harriman.
(b) General Westmoreland.
(c) Maxwell Taylor.
(d) McGeorge Bundy.

5. Why did President Johnson authorize bombing attacks on North Vietnam, in Halberstam's account?
(a) He thought that breaking Vietcong resistance would create trade opportunities for American companies.
(b) He believed that if Vietnam went Communist, the rest of the region would turn Communist as well.
(c) He thought that bombing was a final resort, and after it failed, he could strategically withdraw.
(d) He thought that an overwhelming display of force would convince other nations in the region to accept American influence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Robert Lovett recommend to Kennedy for Secretary of Defense?

2. What does Halberstam say was the effect of the Gulf of Tonkin incident on the U.S. government?

3. Why did Robert Lovett demur about being appointed in the Kennedy administration?

4. What issue did Joseph McCarthy use to energize voters?

5. How does Halberstam say Dean Rusk felt in the Kennedy administration?

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