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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was named to head the U.S. command in Saigon in January 1962?
(a) Paul Harkins.
(b) Chester Bowles.
(c) Robert McNamara.
(d) Maxwell Taylor.

3. How many troops were in Vietnam when Kennedy was assassinated?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 20,000.

4. What did the code 34A stand for in the White House?
(a) Search and destroy missions.
(b) The plan to bomb North Vietnam.
(c) The covert actions that responded to the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
(d) Diplomacy to end the war.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which cabinet member was opposed to the Bay of Pigs invasion?

2. What did Robert Lovett remember about Kennedy after the assassination?

3. What does Halberstam say Maxwell Taylor discovered was true about Khanh?

4. What did Kennedy represent to Eleanor Roosevelt's followers?

5. What does Halberstam say was the problem with the Kennedy administration's pragmatism?

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