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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Eisenhower called by those who wanted him to run for President?
(a) The best choice.
(b) Second best.
(c) The only man.
(d) The best man.

2. What did Montgomery and Brooks try to do to Eisenhower concerning the battle plan?
(a) They tried to convince Eisenhower their plan was better.
(b) They tried to convince Eisenhower to stop supporting Patton.
(c) They tried to convince Eisenhower to take more risks.
(d) They tried to convince Eisenhower to surrender his command.

3. Who did Eisenhower's hesitation allow to escape in the battle mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) Kesselring.
(b) Westphal.
(c) Rommel.
(d) RUNDSTEDT.

4. Who did Eisenhower struggle with during the invasion of France?
(a) Churchill and De Gaulle.
(b) Churchill and Brooks.
(c) Montgomery and De Gaulle.
(d) Montgomery and Brooks.

5. What cost the allies dearly, according to the start of Chapter 7?
(a) Patton's insubordination.
(b) Eisenhower's tolerance of Montgomery's insubordination.
(c) The German counter offensive in the Ardennes.
(d) Eisenhower's incompetance.

6. Who did Eisenhower make a deal with over North Africa?
(a) Marechal Petain.
(b) Colonel Jousse.
(c) Admiral Darlan.
(d) General De Gaulle.

7. What job did Eisenhower accept after retiring from the Army?
(a) Teacher at West Point.
(b) Lobbist at Washington.
(c) Consultant for Boeing corporation.
(d) President of Columbia College.

8. What promotion did Eisenhower receive while the Allies fought in Italy?
(a) Lieutenant Colonel.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Lieutenant General.
(d) Full General.

9. What was Eisenhower's date of birth, according to Chapter 1?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1897.

10. Who called for Eisenhower to come to Washington just days after Pearl Harbor?
(a) Sam Houston.
(b) Douglas MacArthur.
(c) George Marshall.
(d) Fox Conner.

11. What promotion did Truman give Eisenhower?
(a) Chief of Staff.
(b) General.
(c) General of the Armies.
(d) General of the Army.

12. Who was the leader of the Philippine Commonwealth?
(a) Jose Quezon.
(b) Manuel Guzman.
(c) Manual Quezon.
(d) Willian Helkel.

13. What did Eisenhower do to the military spending in his first year as President?
(a) He increased it.
(b) He delegated its calculation to Joe Fox.
(c) He cut it.
(d) He tried to keep it the same.

14. Who did Eisenhower pick to be his running mate for the 1952 election, in Chapter 10?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Lidon Johnson.
(c) Harry Taft.
(d) Richard Nixon.

15. During what battle did Eisenhower's hesitation almost cost him victory in Chapter 4?
(a) El Kebir.
(b) The Bulge.
(c) Kesserine.
(d) Caen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Eisenhower meet several months before being reassigned to Georgia?

2. How did Eisenhower compare the bureaucracy at his new job to that of the military bureaucracy during the war?

3. What was Eisenhower's main academic interest while in college?

4. What was Eisenhower sure of after the surrender of the German army in 1918?

5. How did Eisenhower manage Patton and Montgomery during the battle for France?

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