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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Montgomery and Brooks try to do to Eisenhower concerning the battle plan?
(a) They tried to convince Eisenhower to surrender his command.
(b) They tried to convince Eisenhower their plan was better.
(c) They tried to convince Eisenhower to take more risks.
(d) They tried to convince Eisenhower to stop supporting Patton.

2. How did Eisenhower compare the bureaucracy at his new job to that of the military bureaucracy during the war?
(a) The bureaucracy during the war was more bloated.
(b) The bureaucracy during the war was faster.
(c) The bureaucracy during the war was easier to understand.
(d) The bureaucracy during the war was slower.

3. What happened on November 1, 1952?
(a) Eisenhower lost the presidential election.
(b) Nixon was elected President.
(c) Eisenhower had his first heart attack.
(d) Eisenhower was elected President.

4. Where was Eisenhower stationed when Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941?
(a) At the 6th Mechanized Regiment of the 2nd Division.
(b) At the 1st Infantry Regiment of the 22nd Division.
(c) At the 15th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Division.
(d) At the 7th Mechanized Regiment of the 8nd Division.

5. Whose troop does Chapter 5 say did not advance as far as expected?
(a) The Free French.
(b) Lejeune.
(c) Montgomery.
(d) Patton.

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

7. When did the invasion of France finally occur?
(a) August 24, 1944.
(b) June 7, 1944.
(c) January 17, 1945.
(d) June 6, 1944.

8. What did Eisenhower insist was important to maintain, at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) A good relationship with the French.
(b) A fleet of 12 aircraft carriers.
(c) A strong military presence in Germany.
(d) Peace with the Soviet Union.

9. What was more important than being right, according to Eisenhower in Chapter 5?
(a) The good relationship with Montgomery.
(b) Getting to Berlin before the Russians.
(c) Liberation of France.
(d) His friendship with Patton.

10. Who was Eisenhower introduced to at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Fox Conner.
(b) General MacArthur.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) F.D. Roosevelt.

11. Who did Eisenhower's hesitation allow to escape in the battle mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) RUNDSTEDT.
(b) Rommel.
(c) Westphal.
(d) Kesselring.

12. What was Eisenhower's main academic interest while in college?
(a) English.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Science.
(d) History.

13. Who represented Eisenhower's main challenge at the start of his presidency?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Joe McCarthy.
(d) MacArthur.

14. Who was Eisenhower assigned to after finishing his schooling in 1926?
(a) Chester William Nimitz.
(b) Dwight D. Morrow
(c) President Coolidge personnal staff.
(d) Douglas MacArthur.

15. What was Eisenhower doing while the burnings occurred in his first term?
(a) Supporting the stopping of Communist propaganda.
(b) Supporting the troup buildup in West Germany.
(c) Supporting the French war effort in Indochina.
(d) Supporting the Korean War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened after Eisenhower assumed total command over the land base operations?

2. What was Eisenhower asked to do, according to Chapter 8?

3. Who did Eisenhower meet several months before being reassigned to Georgia?

4. Who did Eisenhower pick to be his running mate for the 1952 election, in Chapter 10?

5. Who did Eisenhower try to maintain friendly relations with?

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