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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which president does Isaacson report Dean Acheson served as Assistant Secretary of State?
(a) Dwight Eisenhower.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Harry Truman.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

2. What two post-secondary schools does Isaacson report George Kennan attended?
(a) Princeton and Oxford.
(b) St. Johns Military Academy and Princeton.
(c) Yale and Oxford.
(d) Columbia and Harvard.

3. What political movement did Bohlen defend to his classmates?
(a) Russia's Bolshevik Revolution.
(b) Cobdenite free traders.
(c) Labor Unionists.
(d) Corporate fascism.

4. Who does Isaacson report chose Kennan and Bohlen for service in the American Embassy in Moscow?
(a) The American Ambassador to Russia, William Bullitt.
(b) Secretary of State Elihu Root.
(c) President Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Secretary of War Henry Lewis Stimson.

5. What does Isaacson claim to be the goal of the "Wise Men"?
(a) To expand the authority of the Federal Reserve Bank over the monetary policy.
(b) To scale government back to the limits of the Constitution.
(c) To limit the spread of Soviet Communism.
(d) To rebuild Europe after WWII.

Short Answer Questions

1. What approach did Wall Street favor regarding the future of Germany's industrial base during plans for the post-war era, according to Isaacson?

2. What was the focus of the agreement after the initial meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill, according to Isaacson?

3. When did Averell Harriman join the most elite club at Yale according to Isaacson?

4. What was Bohlen's first assignment after he completed training in his field, according to Issacson?

5. What does Isaacson claim to the Lovett's and Harriman's most important innovation to the industry for which they were prepared by Judge Lovett?

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