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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thirteen Days, pgs. 89-106.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the announcement to the nation, how often would Ex Comm meet?
(a) As needed.
(b) Every four hours.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Every day at 10:00 a.m.

2. How many Russian submarines were in the Caribbean after the blockade took effect?
(a) 12.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

3. What countries were supporting the U.S. and recommending that the U.S. not give in to Soviet demands?
(a) U.N.
(b) NATO.
(c) HOA.
(d) AXIS.

4. Who said "war is impossible . . . there is no alternative to peace" (104)?
(a) Theodore Sorensen.
(b) Robert McNamara.
(c) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(d) Thomas Schelling.

5. Who said "we are now in an entirely new ball game" (74)?
(a) McNamara.
(b) Robert Kennedy.
(c) JFK.
(d) Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Robert sarcastically claim to be the advantage to being wrong in the case of military action?

2. Whose job does Robert believe is getting bigger and is in actuality five jobs under one title?

3. Why did JFK originally want to remove the missiles from Turkey?

4. What did Robert promise to do with his daughters on October 28th?

5. Who sent messages praising Russia and castigating the U.S.?

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