26. Document Projects for Exploring American Histories, Document Project 26: Debating the Vietnam War

**Quiz for Document 26.5: Robert F. Kennedy, Vietnam Illusions (February 8, 1968)**

Quiz for Document 26.5: Robert F. Kennedy, Vietnam Illusions (February 8, 1968)

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

1. What does Robert Kennedy argue about the South Vietnamese government?

It has made a valiant effort to fight the Communists alongside the Americans and recognizes that victory is in sight.

Its leaders are strongly determined to defeat the Communists, but it does not have broad support from its people.

Its leaders have not demonstrated a strong commitment to the war, but its people have fought with determination.

It has neither the determination to defeat the Communists nor the broad support from most of its people.

2. What, according to Robert Kennedy, should be the immediate interest of the United States?

Protecting the class of Americans who have grown wealthy from the war

Conducting negotiations with the Vietnamese on American terms

Protecting Americans’ lives and conserving resources

Fighting racial discrimination in the United States

3. Which of the following events played a significant role in Robert Kennedy’s decision to come out publicly in opposition to the war?

The protests organized by the Free Speech movement

The Tet Offensive

The Gulf of Tonkin event

The My Lai massacre

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