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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 does Halberstam say was especially vocal in calling for a change in U.S. Vietnam policy?
(a) Averell Harriman.
(b) Maxwell Taylor.
(c) General Westmoreland.
(d) McGeorge Bundy.

2. Who was the only administration insider arguing against escalation?
(a) McGeorge Bundy.
(b) George Ball.
(c) Averell Harriman.
(d) Maxwell Taylor.

3. What feeling does Halberstam say Americans were feeling as the war went on and on?
(a) Urgency.
(b) Numbness.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Aggression.

4. What does Halberstam say was the problem with the Kennedy administration's pragmatism?
(a) There were too many crises at once.
(b) It was grounded in academic theory.
(c) It was not backed with muscular diplomacy.
(d) It did not have real-world experience.

5. What does Halberstam say Americans were united about in the early 1960s?
(a) The need to grant civil rights.
(b) The need to establish military supremacy.
(c) The need to fight Communism.
(d) The need to balance the budget.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Robert Lovett remember about Kennedy after the assassination?

2. How many troops were in Vietnam when Kennedy was assassinated?

3. The war continued until which President took office?

4. What did the report that came out of the fact-finding trip to Vietnam in early 1965 ultimately advocate?

5. What did Kennedy represent to Eleanor Roosevelt's followers?

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