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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were people calling for by Thanksgiving 1964, in Halberstam's account?
(a) Withdrawal.
(b) Victory at all costs.
(c) Escalation.
(d) Surrender.

2. When did the problem with the Buddhist monks begin?
(a) April 1962.
(b) November 1962.
(c) May 1963.
(d) March 1961.

3. What had McNamara done by the time he took over as Secretary of Defense?
(a) Reviewed American foreign policy.
(b) Consulted with Kennedy about his goals and methods.
(c) Studied and identified the problems at the Pentagon.
(d) Instituted successful reforms at Ford.

4. How does Halberstam say McNamara learned about the affairs in Vietnam?
(a) By reading reports.
(b) By seeing for himself.
(c) By talking to people.
(d) By conducting academic studies.

5. What does Halberstam say happened that strained the relationship between Diem and the Buddhists?
(a) The Buddhists martyred themselves in opposition to the government.
(b) The government seized land and temples from the Buddhists.
(c) The government raided the pagodas and blamed it on the army.
(d) The Buddhists instigated confrontations with the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plan was the U.S. government following by the end of 1964?

2. What had happened to reduce the Communism threat by the time McNamara took over as Secretary of Defense?

3. What does Halberstam say happened that threatened the relationship between Diem and the Buddhists?

4. What does Halberstam say was the result of the Chinese Revolution and the McCarthy period?

5. What did the Geneva Convention decide in Vietnam?

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