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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was it who authorized a paper that would rationalize an exit from Vietnam?
(a) Robert McNamara.
(b) John McNaughton.
(c) Averell Harriman.
(d) McGeorge Bundy.

2. What did Hanoi do in response to U.S. war games in the South?
(a) Send more Vietcong down the trails.
(b) Seek peace talks.
(c) Withdraw troops from the South.
(d) Launch the Gulf of Tonkin attacks.

3. What issue did Joseph McCarthy use to energize voters?
(a) Civil rights.
(b) Tax cuts.
(c) Communism conspiracies.
(d) Arms reduction.

4. How does Halberstam say McNamara learned about the affairs in Vietnam?
(a) By conducting academic studies.
(b) By talking to people.
(c) By reading reports.
(d) By seeing for himself.

5. What did Robert Lovett represent for Kennedy?
(a) A connection with the opposition.
(b) A brilliant theoretical thinker.
(c) A bright new talent.
(d) A link to previous administrations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the war going badly, at the time when the White House was losing faith in Diem?

2. Who tipped off Senator Wayne Morse about the real situation of the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

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

4. What was the logic behind the U.S.'s actions after the 1961 fact-finding mission?

5. What had McNamara done by the time he took over as Secretary of Defense?

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