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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!

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does Halberstam say was the result of the Gulf of Tonkin incident? (from Chapters 19-20)

2.

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

3.

When Kennedy did not authorize more troops, what does Halberstam say he told the Pentagon? (from Chapters 9-10)

4.

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

5.

What does Halberstam say the administration had led the American people to believe about the war? (from Chapters 27 - Epilogue - Final Word)

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