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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the six "Wise Men" does Isaacson report Roosevelt's Secretary of War asked to work on German espionage?
(a) John McCloy.
(b) Chip Bohlen.
(c) Robert Lovett.
(d) Averell Harriman.

2. What does Isaacson claim to be the most elite club at Yale?
(a) Skull and Bones.
(b) Scroll and Key.
(c) DKE.
(d) Ivy.

3. What does Isaacson claim to be the purpose of the club that Bohlen joined?
(a) To serve as a place at which underclassmen could play rowdy poker games.
(b) It was a "final club" for members who would join no others after coming into it.
(c) To train underclassmen on their place on campus.
(d) It was called a "waiting" club where members waited to be asked to join a more prestigious club.

4. What did Isaacson claim to be Kennan's strong areas in his training?
(a) Protocol and foreign cultures.
(b) Language interpretation and religious studies.
(c) International Law and economics.
(d) International Law and German.

5. How does Isaacson claim Bohlen distinguished himself in the service of his first assignment?
(a) He left a strong impression with his writing ability.
(b) He impressed members of the Roosevelt Administration with his insights into economics and industry.
(c) He impressed his superiors with his diligent interest in Russia and its language.
(d) He impressed the investors of W.A. Harriman with his knack for choosing growing companies in which to invest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political movement did Bohlen defend to his classmates?

2. What was the ratio of students who passed the training for Kennan's chosen field to those who took the course, according to Isaacson?

3. Under which president did Dean Acheson serve in the Attorney General's office?

4. What event does Isaacson suggest brought calls to come out of its isolationism following WWI?

5. Which two of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson claim understood the importance of trade and global involvement from their careers on Wall Street?

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