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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. Robert tells that JFK felt that if what had happened could be considered a triumph, it was only one for who?
(a) The Soviet Union.
(b) America.
(c) The next generation.
(d) Cuba.

2. Against what strategy was the following argument used: It would be like "closing the door after the horse has left the barn" (28)?
(a) Blockade.
(b) Summit.
(c) Air stike.
(d) Nuclear War.

3. Who did JFK believe should take public credit for the end of the missile crisis?
(a) Noone.
(b) Robert.
(c) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(d) Himself.

4. Who does JFK write to after the Russians agree to remove missiles from Cuba?
(a) Castro.
(b) Mrs. Anderson.
(c) Mrs. Onasis.
(d) Khrushchev.

5. What was one requirement of the blockade plan?
(a) A promise to withdraw weapons from Berlin.
(b) A meeting with the Organization of American States.
(c) That no ships could pass the blockade.
(d) All ship that enter the blockade be inspected.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to all of the discussions of removing missiles from Cuba, who would oversee the removal to be sure it was done?

2. What was Robert's main argument against a surprise attack?

3. According to Robert in the section, "It was now up to one single man," what did JFK stress in his speech to the nation?

4. How many Russian submarines were in the Caribbean after the blockade took effect?

5. What was the "final lesson" (95) learned from the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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