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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was in charge of the operation code named 34A?
(a) McGeorge Bundy.
(b) Averell Harriman.
(c) General Westmoreland.
(d) General Harkins.

2. What did the fact-finding mission discover at about the time of the problem with the Buddhist monks?
(a) The North was expanding its recruitment.
(b) Diem was not on top of the situation.
(c) Vast corruption.
(d) The U.S. was unprepared for guerilla warfare.

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

4. How does Halberstam say Kennedy was feeling about the war at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) Enthusiastic.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Dispirited.

5. What were Eleanor Roosevelt's feelings about Kennedy?
(a) She did not entirely trust him.
(b) She distrusted his Catholicism.
(c) She admired his leadership.
(d) She resented his inexperience.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Halberstam say remained loyal to Diem when the coup began?

2. What does Halberstam say the Kennedy administration found out after the coup?

3. What does Halberstam say was the effect of the Gulf of Tonkin incident on the U.S. government?

4. How does Halberstam say the U.S. spun the Gulf of Tonkin incident?

5. What does Halberstam say happened that strained the relationship between Diem and the Buddhists?

(see the answer key)

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