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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Halberstam say Dean Rusk felt about his interview with Kennedy for the Secretary of State job?
(a) Superbly.
(b) Not well.
(c) He felt he had not been articulate enough.
(d) He did not know whether he could serve under Kennedy.

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

3. Why was Chester Bowles assigned to a different position?
(a) He had quarreled with Bobby Kennedy over who was in charge in Kennedy's absence.
(b) He had been caught saying embarrassing things on an open mic.
(c) He had disgraced himself by having an affair with one of his pages.
(d) He had leaked confidential information to the press.

4. How does Halberstam say Dean Rusk felt in the Kennedy administration?
(a) He felt like the smartest of the bunch.
(b) He felt like the spokesman of the party.
(c) He always felt like an outsider.
(d) He felt like a new kid without enough respect.

5. How long had Ho Chi Minh's communism associations been known to the U.S., in Halberstam's account?
(a) Since 1941.
(b) Since 1931.
(c) Since 1946.
(d) Since 1954.

Short Answer Questions

1. What events does Halberstam say affected American perceptions of its global priorities?

2. What does Halberstam say Kennedy had done in response to the meeting with Russians in Vienna?

3. What position did the Kennedy administration take with regard to nuclear disarmament?

4. What did the Geneva Convention decide in Vietnam?

5. What policies had Robert Lovett been involved in crafting?

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