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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Kennedy become well known in Washington?
(a) During the Cuban Missile Crisis.
(b) When he first entered politics.
(c) In his race for Senate.
(d) In the 1960 campaign.

2. What was the recommendation that came out of the fact-finding mission of 1961?
(a) That the U.S. send 100,000 troops.
(b) That the U.S. commit military advisers.
(c) That the U.S. commit 20,000 troops.
(d) That the U.S. send 8,000 troops.

3. What does Halberstam say was the problem with the Kennedy administration's pragmatism?
(a) It was grounded in academic theory.
(b) It did not have real-world experience.
(c) There were too many crises at once.
(d) It was not backed with muscular diplomacy.

4. What was Kennedy's position on the Cold War policies of his predecessors?
(a) He did not want to follow them.
(b) He was going to continue them.
(c) He was going to improve on them.
(d) He was going to end them.

5. What does Halberstam say was the state of tensions within the White House as involvement in Vietnam escalated?
(a) Anyone who disagreed with Kennedy was removed.
(b) Long and open debates brought new ideas to the policies.
(c) Aides gathered around Kennedy's will.
(d) There were many disagreements.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which cabinet member was opposed to the Bay of Pigs invasion?

2. Who was named to head the U.S. command in Saigon in January 1962?

3. How big a margin did Kennedy win the presidency by?

4. Which situation had the biggest effect on the Kennedy administration in 1961?

5. What was Kennedy in the process of doing at the beginning of the book?

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