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

2. How did Kennedy see Adlai Stevenson?
(a) He saw Adlai Stevenson as principled.
(b) He saw Adlai Stevenson as lazy.
(c) He saw Adlai Stevenson as indecisive.
(d) He saw Adlai Stevenson as an ideologue.

3. What did the Geneva Convention decide in Vietnam?
(a) It divided the country in two, a north and a south.
(b) It determined how prisoners of war would be exchanged.
(c) It established a procedure for holding elections.
(d) It sanctioned the north for its attacks on the south.

4. How did McNamara's position on bombing change over time?
(a) After the first weeks, he was sure that bombing would end the war.
(b) Years later, he would say that he had doubts about how useful bombing would be.
(c) After a few months, he was convinced of bombing's effectiveness.
(d) After a year, he reversed his position entirely.

5. Why does Halberstam say Harkins had a hard time firing one of his people in the Mekong Delta?
(a) He knew the person needing to be fired personally.
(b) He was discouraged from using his authority.
(c) He was told that there would be too many repercussions.
(d) He was told that everything was under control there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Diem and Nhu's politics relative to the Vietnamese population's politics?

2. How does Halberstam say Kennedy was feeling about the war at the beginning of Chapter 15?

3. When does Halberstam say the President's thinking about bombing began to change?

4. What does Halberstam say was Lyndon Johnson's feeling about the coup?

5. What event does Halberstam say triggered bombing operations against the North?

(see the answer key)

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