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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What position had Robert Lovett been appointed to in 1947?
(a) Undersecretary of State.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Secretary of Defense.
(d) Secretary of the Interior.

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

4. What made McGeorge Bundy an effective administrator?
(a) He had a rigid sense of principle.
(b) He could sense what others were thinking and what they needed.
(c) He did not brook opposition.
(d) He listened to others and used their ideas.

5. What did Robert Lovett represent for Kennedy?
(a) A connection with the opposition.
(b) A brilliant theoretical thinker.
(c) A link to previous administrations.
(d) A bright new talent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family was McGeorge Bundy descended from?

2. What was Kennedy's relationship with the press during his presidential campaign?

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

4. Why didn't Kennedy offer the position of Secretary of State to David Bruce?

5. What had Robert Lovett been before entering government?

(see the answer key)

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