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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27 - Epilogue - Final Word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who oversaw domestic operations of the operation code named 34A?
(a) General Westmoreland.
(b) Maxwell Taylor.
(c) General Harkins.
(d) McGeorge Bundy.

2. Whom had Eleanor Roosevelt wanted Kennedy to appoint as Secretary of State?
(a) Robert McNamara.
(b) Dean Rusk.
(c) Adlai Stevenson.
(d) Chester Bowles.

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

4. What does Halberstam say the U.S. assured its generals during their meeting in Vietnam?
(a) That they would continue humanitarian aid.
(b) That they would continue aid in the event of a coup.
(c) That they would not cross the border into Cambodia.
(d) That they would be victorious by the end of 1966.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Halberstam say was going to cause the realities of the war to be made public?

2. What policies had Robert Lovett been involved in crafting?

3. When did Kennedy first send advisers to Vietnam?

4. What does Halberstam say was the outcome of the report on the bombing attacks?

5. What does Halberstam say was the military's opinion after the start of Rolling Thunder?

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