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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What rumor arose during World War II concerning Eisenhower?
(a) He favored Patton over Montgomery.
(b) He had cancer.
(c) An affair with his driver.
(d) He started drinking.

3. What city did Eisenhower allow the Bolsheviks to capture?
(a) Stalingrad.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Paris.
(d) St. Petersburg.

4. Why did Eisenhower request to return to the U.S. in 1939?
(a) He could not handle the heat of the Philippines.
(b) He thought war was coming.
(c) He wanted to be promoted.
(d) His wife was sick.

5. Who represented Eisenhower's main challenge at the start of his presidency?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Joe McCarthy.
(c) MacArthur.
(d) Richard Nixon.

6. Where did the Allies land in France?
(a) Normandy.
(b) Pas de Calais.
(c) Bordeaux.
(d) Vaucluse.

7. How was Eisenhower's decision to allow the Bolsheviks to capture the city judged?
(a) It was widely criticized.
(b) It was accepted.
(c) It was praised.
(d) It was ignored.

8. Who did Eisenhower hesitate to pull back during the battle mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) Patton.
(b) Fredentall.
(c) Bradley.
(d) Leclerc.

9. When did Eisenhower decide to run for President?
(a) Spring 1951.
(b) Fall 1952.
(c) October 1951.
(d) Spring 1952.

10. When did the invasion of France finally occur?
(a) January 17, 1945.
(b) June 6, 1944.
(c) August 24, 1944.
(d) June 7, 1944.

11. Who worked to have Eisenhower's son, John, come back for his father's inauguration?
(a) The Chief of Staff of President Truman.
(b) Eisenhower himself.
(c) Nixon.
(d) President Truman.

12. How many brothers did Eisenhower have?
(a) 6 brothers.
(b) 5 brothers.
(c) 1 brother.
(d) 3 brothers.

13. What command did Eisenhower finally take in England?
(a) Supreme General.
(b) Staff Sergeant.
(c) Supreme Commander of the Allied forces.
(d) Colonel.

14. What was Eisenhower asked to do, according to Chapter 8?
(a) Speaking engagements.
(b) To be head of the joint chiefs.
(c) To accept an embassadorial posting.
(d) Retire.

15. How did Eisenhower compare the bureaucracy at his new job to that of the military bureaucracy during the war?
(a) The bureaucracy during the war was easier to understand.
(b) The bureaucracy during the war was faster.
(c) The bureaucracy during the war was more bloated.
(d) The bureaucracy during the war was slower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Eisenhower called by those who wanted him to run for President?

2. What did Eisenhower do between the time he retired from the army and the time he accepted his next job?

3. Who did Eisenhower trust too much, according to Chapter 7?

4. Where was Eisenhower's son, John, before being recalled to Washington for his father's inauguration?

5. What did Eisenhower say he realized in 1948 concerning the Bolsheviks?

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