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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27 - Epilogue - Final Word.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the war going badly, at the time when the White House was losing faith in Diem?
(a) In Quang Nam.
(b) Around Saigon.
(c) In Pleiku.
(d) In the Mekong Delta.

2. Who was named commander of American forces in Vietnam in June 1964?
(a) Maxwell Taylor.
(b) Averell Harriman.
(c) General Harkins.
(d) General William C. Westmoreland.

3. What does Halberstam say affected the American attitude toward the war?
(a) International resistance to the war.
(b) The American election schedule.
(c) The American media coverage.
(d) The civil rights struggle in America.

4. What feeling does Halberstam say Americans were feeling as the war went on and on?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Urgency.
(c) Aggression.
(d) Numbness.

5. How does Halberstam say the Americans responded when the Vietcong attacked Pleiku?
(a) They decided to withdraw.
(b) They put more troops on the ground.
(c) They decided to reevaluate their strategy.
(d) They decided to retaliate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Halberstam say was the military's opinion after the start of Rolling Thunder?

2. Whose staff does Halberstam say outlined three responses to the American bombing campaign?

3. What had USAID done in Vietnam at the beginning of Chapter 15?

4. What did the Kennedy administration represent to America?

5. What does Halberstam say became clear by the time Rolling Thunder had been in effect for six weeks?

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