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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. What did the code 34A stand for in the White House?
(a) Search and destroy missions.
(b) The covert actions that responded to the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
(c) Diplomacy to end the war.
(d) The plan to bomb North Vietnam.

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

3. What committee had Kennedy served on in the Senate?
(a) Judiciary Committee.
(b) Foreign Relations Committee.
(c) Banking and Finance Committee.
(d) Military Affairs Committee.

4. When did Kennedy become well known in Washington?
(a) During the Cuban Missile Crisis.
(b) When he first entered politics.
(c) In the 1960 campaign.
(d) In his race for Senate.

5. What does Halberstam say was the result of the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
(a) Bombing of North Vietnam.
(b) The use of napalm.
(c) An end of diplomacy.
(d) A Northern offensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Halberstam say was the result of the Thanksgiving Day Massacre?

2. Where does the book open?

3. Whom did Robert Lovett recommend to Kennedy for Secretary of State?

4. What does Halberstam say was Robert McNamara's role in the White House policy discussions?

5. How does Halberstam say Lyndon Johnson felt in the Kennedy administration?

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