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The Best and the Brightest Quiz

David Halberstam
This Study Guide consists of approximately 49 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Best and the Brightest.

The Best and the Brightest Quiz

David Halberstam
This Study Guide consists of approximately 49 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Best and the Brightest.

Take our free The Best and the Brightest quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What evidence does Halberstam give for the deterioration of the mood in America? (from Chapters 27 - Epilogue - Final Word)

2.

What measures does Halberstam say Washington, D.C. took when the soldiers dissented over conditions? (from Chapters 11-12)

3.

Why did the Americans back down on demands for reform in Vietnam in 1962, in Halberstam's account? (from Chapters 9-10)

4.

What does Halberstam say was decided at the April 20, 1965 meeting in Honolulu? (from Chapters 25-26)

5.

Who was it who authorized a paper that would rationalize an exit from Vietnam? (from Chapters 17-18)

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