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

3. Who traveled to Vietnam after the 1965 inauguration?
(a) Bundy, McNamara and Rusk.
(b) Westmoreland, Harriman and Rusk.
(c) Taylor, Ball and Bundy.
(d) McNamara, Ball and Harriman.

4. What does Halberstam say General Westmoreland was projecting after 1965?
(a) More bombings and fewer troops on the ground.
(b) More casualties, but also more political victories.
(c) More troops and more years of war.
(d) More political pressure and fewer battles.

5. What does Halberstam say was the military's opinion after the start of Rolling Thunder?
(a) The military predicted a war of attrition.
(b) The military wanted to keep experimenting with saturation bombing techniques.
(c) The military expected the campaign to bring victory in 3-5 years.
(d) The military thought the war would last six months.

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

7. What did Hanoi do in response to U.S. war games in the South?
(a) Launch the Gulf of Tonkin attacks.
(b) Send more Vietcong down the trails.
(c) Withdraw troops from the South.
(d) Seek peace talks.

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

9. What does Halberstam say was the result of the Spring Offensive?
(a) American troop levels were reduced to 20,000.
(b) General Westmoreland raised troop levels to 200,000.
(c) The military employed more bombers.
(d) General Harkin withdrew from his post.

10. What does Halberstam say conditions were like in South Vietnam by the end of 1964?
(a) Settling into a war of attrition.
(b) Stabilizing.
(c) Improving.
(d) Deteriorating.

11. What happened in the Gulf of Tonkin as a part of 34A?
(a) The VIetcong launched missiles at an American plane.
(b) An American ship sunk a North Vietnamese PT boat.
(c) An American ship was torpedoed.
(d) An American plane was shot down by Russian Migs.

12. How does Halberstam say Johnson conducted planning for the Vietnam war?
(a) Johnson governed by consensus among his advisers.
(b) Johnson made every decision himself.
(c) Johnson consulted with a wide range of experts.
(d) Johnson kept planning secret.

13. Whose staff does Halberstam say outlined three responses to the American bombing campaign?
(a) McGeorge Bundy.
(b) Maxwell Taylor.
(c) General Westmoreland.
(d) General Harkin.

14. How does Halberstam define the flash point?
(a) The point at which he would convince the American people to support the war.
(b) The point to which the U.S. could escalate without going to war.
(c) The location at which forces could engage face to face.
(d) The point at which the American people were no longer going to support the war.

15. What does Halberstam say was Lyndon Johnson's feeling about the coup?
(a) He opposed it.
(b) He turned a blind eye to it.
(c) He endorsed it.
(d) He proposed it.