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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 does Halberstam say was the effect of the Gulf of Tonkin incident on the U.S. government? (from Chapters 19-20)

2.

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

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

5.

Where was the war going badly, at the time when the White House was losing faith in Diem? (from Chapters 13-14)

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