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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Halberstam say Kennedy was feeling about the war at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) Optimistic.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Dispirited.
(d) Enthusiastic.

2. Which cabinet member was opposed to the Bay of Pigs invasion?
(a) McGeorge Bundy.
(b) Dean Rusk.
(c) Chester Bowles.
(d) Robert McNamara.

3. When did Kennedy first send advisers to Vietnam?
(a) October 1961.
(b) June 1963.
(c) May 1962.
(d) February 1962.

4. Who was named to head the U.S. command in Saigon in January 1962?
(a) Paul Harkins.
(b) Chester Bowles.
(c) Maxwell Taylor.
(d) Robert McNamara.

5. When did Khanh overthrow the generals in Vietnam?
(a) April, 1965.
(b) December, 1963.
(c) February, 1964.
(d) December, 1964.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state does Halberstam say the Vietcong were in when Kennedy sent the fact-finding mission in 1961?

2. What does Halberstam say was the conclusion of the study that analyzed the results of a bombing attack against the north?

3. What does Halberstam say was Robert McNamara's role in the White House policy discussions?

4. Who oversaw domestic operations of the operation code named 34A?

5. What does Halberstam say was the effect of the Gulf of Tonkin incident on the U.S. government?

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