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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What postponed the invasion of France for several days?
(a) Delays in receiving vital information.
(b) Sabotage of the radar network of England.
(c) Weather.
(d) Mechanical problems with the fleet.

2. Where was Eisenhower stationed at the end of 1921?
(a) The Panama Canal.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) France.
(d) The Philippines.

3. What did Eisenhower insist was important to maintain, at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Peace with the Soviet Union.
(b) A fleet of 12 aircraft carriers.
(c) A good relationship with the French.
(d) A strong military presence in Germany.

4. What did Truman want to propose to Eisenhower before discovering his political loyalties?
(a) To replace Nixon as vice president.
(b) To have John F. Kennedy run with Eisenhower.
(c) To have Eisenhower run as his vice president.
(d) To run as Eisenhower's vice president.

5. What was Eisenhower's main non-academic interest while in college?
(a) Theater.
(b) Sports.
(c) Dance.
(d) Writing.

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

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

8. What did Eisenhower do for Kay, according to Chapter 8?
(a) He got her U.S. citizenship.
(b) Married her.
(c) He had her accepted in the Women's Army Corp.
(d) He helped find her a job.

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

10. Where was Eisenhower stationed when Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941?
(a) At the 1st Infantry Regiment of the 22nd Division.
(b) At the 7th Mechanized Regiment of the 8nd Division.
(c) At the 6th Mechanized Regiment of the 2nd Division.
(d) At the 15th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Division.

11. What was over at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Panama Crisis.

12. What was Eisenhower trying to do during the first year of his first term?
(a) Put his friends in key positions.
(b) Allocate more money to the military.
(c) Stop the Korean war.
(d) Balance the budget.

13. What was Eisenhower's running mate accused of?
(a) Being a war profiteer.
(b) Having an affair.
(c) Being a Communist spy.
(d) Taking campaign contributions.

14. After what event did Eisenhower decide to keep his running mate?
(a) After a public speech.
(b) After a private meeting.
(c) After reading polls.
(d) After a public apology.

15. What did Eisenhower decide would need to happen for him to run for President?
(a) To become clear it was his duty to run.
(b) Richard Nixon would have to be his running mate.
(c) The Russians would have to attack another country unprovoked.
(d) Truman would have to renounce to seek reelection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Montgomery and Brooks try to do to Eisenhower concerning the battle plan?

2. What did Eisenhower realize before deciding to run for President?

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

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

5. What job did Eisenhower accept after retiring from the Army?

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