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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Halberstam say Americans were united about in the early 1960s?
(a) The need to grant civil rights.
(b) The need to balance the budget.
(c) The need to establish military supremacy.
(d) The need to fight Communism.

3. What committee had Kennedy served on in the Senate?
(a) Judiciary Committee.
(b) Banking and Finance Committee.
(c) Foreign Relations Committee.
(d) Military Affairs Committee.

4. What events does Halberstam say affected American perceptions of its global priorities?
(a) The escalation of the Cold War and the fall of China.
(b) The agitation of labor unions in America and Europe.
(c) The tension over civil rights in America.
(d) The revolution in Cuba.

5. What policies had Robert Lovett been involved in crafting?
(a) Treaties with China and Russia.
(b) Changes to Medicare.
(c) A reorganization of the military.
(d) The Marshall plan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the recommendation that came out of the fact-finding mission of 1961?

2. What policy did Rostow support in Vietnam?

3. Whom did Kennedy want to act as Secretary of State?

4. Where does the book open?

5. What made McGeorge Bundy an effective administrator?

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