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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the U.S. embassy offer to Diem and Nhu when the coup began?
(a) Retribution against their enemies.
(b) Return to power.
(c) Safe conduct out of the country.
(d) Protection against their enemies.

2. What events does Halberstam say affected American perceptions of its global priorities?
(a) The revolution in Cuba.
(b) The escalation of the Cold War and the fall of China.
(c) The tension over civil rights in America.
(d) The agitation of labor unions in America and Europe.

3. What does Halberstam say was the sense in the Kennedy administration as they came into office?
(a) They were going to institute a new era of peace.
(b) They were going to conquer the Russians.
(c) They were going to continue the country's prosperity.
(d) They were going to get the country moving again.

4. Who does Halberstam say remained loyal to Diem when the coup began?
(a) The merchants.
(b) The Palace Guard.
(c) The southern part of the country.
(d) The people.

5. How did Kennedy's followers feel about Chester Bowles' ideas?
(a) They did not appreciate them.
(b) They were inspired by them.
(c) They were looking for ways to follow them.
(d) They were antithetical to them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the book open?

3. When did Kennedy become well known in Washington?

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

5. What pressure does Halberstam say the events of September and October of 1963 relieved for Kennedy?

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