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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Kennedy want to act as Secretary of State?
(a) Chester Bowles.
(b) He was going to abolish the position of Secretary of State.
(c) He was going to act as his own Secretary of State.
(d) Adlai Stevenson.

2. What was Kennedy's relationship with the press during his presidential campaign?
(a) He had the support of most of the press.
(b) He had to quash a few stories that were critical to his campaign.
(c) He had a number of hostile enemies in the press.
(d) He had a contentious relationship with the press.

3. Why did Robert Lovett demur about being appointed in the Kennedy administration?
(a) He was newly a father.
(b) He did not like Kennedy.
(c) He was in financial trouble.
(d) He had health problems.

4. What rule does Halberstam say Kennedy was following in trying to appoint a Secretary of State?
(a) Someone who didn't look back at bad decisions, but plowed ahead.
(b) Someone who had a strong intuition.
(c) Someone who had learned from his mistakes and had diplomatic experience.
(d) Someone who had not made many mistakes or offended too many people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Halberstam say Lyndon Johnson felt in the Kennedy administration?

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

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

4. What was Kennedy's position on the Cold War policies of his predecessors?

5. How did Kennedy's followers feel about Chester Bowles' ideas?

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