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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Halberstam say the Americans responded when the Vietcong attacked Pleiku?
(a) They decided to reevaluate their strategy.
(b) They decided to withdraw.
(c) They decided to retaliate.
(d) They put more troops on the ground.

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

3. Whom did Robert Lovett recommend to Kennedy for Secretary of Defense?
(a) McGeorge Bundy.
(b) Dean Rusk.
(c) Robert McNamara.
(d) Chester Bowles.

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

5. What state does Halberstam say the Vietcong were in when Kennedy sent the fact-finding mission in 1961?
(a) They were committed and had good leadership.
(b) They were using guerilla tactics ineffectively.
(c) They had opposition in the civilian populace.
(d) They were fragmented and plagued with in-fighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many soldiers had the U.S. sent to Vietnam in its first commitment of troops?

2. What family was McGeorge Bundy descended from?

3. Who was named commander of American forces in Vietnam in June 1964?

4. What evidence does Halberstam say the President was presented with to make the case for bombing?

5. What did Robert Lovett represent for Kennedy?

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