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

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

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

4. Why didn't Kennedy offer the position of Secretary of State to McGeorge Bundy?
(a) Bundy had a reputation for saying damaging things off the cuff.
(b) Bundy was too old and conservative.
(c) Bundy did not have the support of the Jews.
(d) Bundy was a Republican and too young.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kennedy represent to Eleanor Roosevelt's followers?

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

3. How did Kennedy see Adlai Stevenson?

4. What family was McGeorge Bundy descended from?

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

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