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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Robert Lovett represent for Kennedy?
(a) A bright new talent.
(b) A connection with the opposition.
(c) A link to previous administrations.
(d) A brilliant theoretical thinker.

2. How does Halberstam say Dean Rusk felt about his interview with Kennedy for the Secretary of State job?
(a) Not well.
(b) Superbly.
(c) He felt he had not been articulate enough.
(d) He did not know whether he could serve under Kennedy.

3. What did Kennedy ask Chester Bowles for advice on?
(a) Budget cuts.
(b) Campaigning.
(c) Foreign policy.
(d) Military analysis.

4. What rule does Halberstam say Kennedy was following in trying to appoint a Secretary of State?
(a) Someone who had learned from his mistakes and had diplomatic experience.
(b) Someone who had not made many mistakes or offended too many people.
(c) Someone who had a strong intuition.
(d) Someone who didn't look back at bad decisions, but plowed ahead.

5. What committee had Kennedy served on in the Senate?
(a) Military Affairs Committee.
(b) Judiciary Committee.
(c) Banking and Finance Committee.
(d) Foreign Relations Committee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the book open?

2. What had Robert Lovett been before entering government?

3. Whom did Robert Lovett recommend to Kennedy for Secretary of Defense?

4. What did Chester Bowles think was the most important issue to confront?

5. Why didn't Kennedy offer the position of Secretary of State to McGeorge Bundy?

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