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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Kennedy offer the position of Secretary of State to David Bruce?
(a) Bruce was felt to be too conservative.
(b) Bruce was felt to be too academic.
(c) Bruce was felt to be too old.
(d) Bruce was felt to be too young.

2. How did Kennedy see Adlai Stevenson?
(a) He saw Adlai Stevenson as lazy.
(b) He saw Adlai Stevenson as principled.
(c) He saw Adlai Stevenson as indecisive.
(d) He saw Adlai Stevenson as an ideologue.

3. What did Kennedy ask Chester Bowles for advice on?
(a) Campaigning.
(b) Budget cuts.
(c) Foreign policy.
(d) Military analysis.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Robert Lovett remember about Kennedy after the assassination?

2. What did the Kennedy administration represent to America?

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

4. What rule does Halberstam say Kennedy was following in trying to appoint a Secretary of State?

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

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