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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Halberstam say Lyndon Johnson felt in the Kennedy administration?
(a) He felt like a teacher among his students.
(b) He felt like a midwesterner among East-coast men.
(c) He felt like a relic of previous administrations.
(d) He felt like a socialist among capitalists.

3. How did the Kennedy administration see the war in Vietnam?
(a) As a gift to Asian allies.
(b) As a boon to the military contractors.
(c) As a diversion from domestic problems.
(d) As a war against Communism.

4. Why didn't Kennedy offer the position of Secretary of State to J. William Fulbright?
(a) Fulbright had some unresolved scandals in his past.
(b) Fublright was too young and inexperienced.
(c) Fulbright was too old and conservative.
(d) Fulbright did not have the support of Negroes or Jews.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What issue had Kennedy and Dean Rusk had to discuss when Dean Rusk was offered the Secretary of State job?

2. What had Robert Lovett been before entering government?

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

4. What issue did Joseph McCarthy use to energize voters?

5. What did Kennedy ask Chester Bowles for advice on?

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