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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rumor arose during World War II concerning Eisenhower?
(a) He had cancer.
(b) He favored Patton over Montgomery.
(c) An affair with his driver.
(d) He started drinking.

2. What was Eisenhower called by those who wanted him to run for President?
(a) Second best.
(b) The best choice.
(c) The best man.
(d) The only man.

3. What idea did Eisenhower come up with to try to lower the threat of nuclear war?
(a) Improve U.S. ballistic missiles.
(b) An international peace treaty.
(c) The Soyouz Appolo missions.
(d) Atoms for Peace.

4. What did Eisenhower say he realized in 1948 concerning the Bolsheviks?
(a) They wanted to "Communize the world."
(b) They were regular people and need to be treated as such.
(c) They couldn't be trusted.
(d) Stalin was the only obstacle to normalized relationships.

5. What did Eisenhower think needed to happen for the invasion of France to be successful?
(a) Everything needed to go perfectly according to plan.
(b) The Germans needed to be surprised.
(c) The new bombers needed to destroy the SS divisions near Caen.
(d) The junior officers needed to step up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Eisenhower's hesitation allow to escape in the battle mentioned in Chapter 4?

2. Who was Eisenhower introduced to at the start of Chapter 2?

3. What did Eisenhower do between the time he retired from the army and the time he accepted his next job?

4. What did Truman think of Eisenhower's political loyalties before the election?

5. What was damaged when Eisenhower made the deal over the control of North Africa?

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