1. What was JFK's feeling after meeting with a Russian representative after learning about missiles in Cuba?
(a) Content.
(b) Displeased.
(c) Rage.
(d) Depressed.

2. Who was approached by a Soviet Embassy official to offer a proposal for removing the missiles from Cuba?
(a) John Scali.
(b) Sorensen.
(c) JFK.
(d) Robert.

3. Whose job does Robert believe is getting bigger and is in actuality five jobs under one title?
(a) The Secretary of State.
(b) The Head of State.
(c) The Presidency.
(d) The CIA.

4. Who does JFK meet with whom Robert claims he "trusted implicitly" (51)?
(a) Ambassador Dobrynin.
(b) Secretary John McNamara.
(c) Ambassador David Ormsby-Gore.
(d) Secretary Adlai Stevenson.

5. What did JFK believe was the likelihood of nuclear war when dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) Fifty - fifty.
(b) Ninety percent.
(c) One in three.
(d) One in ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "I am not in an American courtroom, sir, and therefore I do not wish to answer a question that is put to me in the fashion in which a prosecutor puts questions" (58)?

2. Who unanimously pushed for immediate military action on Thursday October 18th?

3. Who was the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

4. What does Robert believe often leads to war?

5. Who presented the United States case to the United Nations?

(see the answer key)

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