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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What family was McGeorge Bundy descended from?
(a) The Rockefellers.
(b) The Roosevelts.
(c) The New England Lowells.
(d) The New York Blisses.

2. Where does the book open?
(a) Kennedy's family home in Massachusetts.
(b) Kennedy's Georgetown townhouse.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Washington, D.C.

3. When Kennedy did not authorize more troops, what does Halberstam say he told the Pentagon?
(a) To plan to redeploy combat troops.
(b) To develop plans to expand the war to Cambodia.
(c) To develop an exit strategy.
(d) To prepare a larger engagement.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Kennedy first send advisers to Vietnam?

2. What does Halberstam say was the result of the Thanksgiving Day Massacre?

3. What was Kennedy's relationship with the press during his presidential campaign?

4. What does Halberstam say was the sense in the Kennedy administration as they came into office?

5. How does Halberstam say Dean Rusk felt about his interview with Kennedy for the Secretary of State job?

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