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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Robert Lovett remember about Kennedy after the assassination?
(a) Kennedy's kindness and consideration.
(b) Kennedy's youth and inexperience.
(c) Kennedy's romantic ideology.
(d) Kennedy's weakness in the face of challenges.

2. Which problem did NOT arise for the Kennedy administration during 1961?
(a) Bay of Pigs invasion.
(b) Financial crisis.
(c) Escalation of problems in Laos.
(d) Arms race.

3. Why did Robert Lovett demur about being appointed in the Kennedy administration?
(a) He was newly a father.
(b) He did not like Kennedy.
(c) He was in financial trouble.
(d) He had health problems.

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

5. What plan was the U.S. government following by the end of 1964?
(a) Restrict operations to bombing missions.
(b) Limit bombing but increase troops on the ground.
(c) Expand the pacification program.
(d) Pour as many resources as necessary into Vietnam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were people calling for by Thanksgiving 1964, in Halberstam's account?

2. Why did President Johnson authorize bombing attacks on North Vietnam, in Halberstam's account?

3. What plan was the U.S. government preparing for by the end of 1964?

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

5. Who does Halberstam say eventually took on the role of setting the tone for Vietnam policy?

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