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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these was NOT a point of disagreement between the White House and the military, in Halberstam's account?
(a) The use of napalm.
(b) The commitment of advisers.
(c) The free fire zones.
(d) The use of jets.

2. Why didn't Kennedy offer the position of Secretary of State to McGeorge Bundy?
(a) Bundy had a reputation for saying damaging things off the cuff.
(b) Bundy was a Republican and too young.
(c) Bundy did not have the support of the Jews.
(d) Bundy was too old and conservative.

3. How did McNamara achieve his goals while he was at Ford?
(a) He inspired his underlings with rhetoric.
(b) He used a bonus system.
(c) He intimidated his inferiors.
(d) He got his people to compete against each other.

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

5. What does Halberstam say McNamara had done while he was at Ford?
(a) Raised the quality of the product without raising the cost.
(b) Busted a unionization attempt.
(c) Created a fiscal crisis.
(d) Innovated in the design of the production process.

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 does Halberstam say was the result of the Thanksgiving Day Massacre?

3. Whose input did the French and Americans ignore about Vietnam, in Halberstam's account?

4. How does Halberstam say Dean Rusk felt in the Kennedy administration?

5. What position had Robert Lovett been appointed to in 1947?

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