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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Eisenhower sure of after the surrender of the German army in 1918?
(a) He would never see another war in his lifetime.
(b) The Bolsheviks would be defeated in Russia.
(c) He would have a son in the next few years.
(d) Germany would rise again.

2. What was at an all time high, according to Chapter 8?
(a) Eisenhower's popularity.
(b) The Soviet infiltration of America.
(c) His good relationship with De Gaulle.
(d) The influence of Stalin.

3. What happened on November 1, 1952?
(a) Eisenhower lost the presidential election.
(b) Eisenhower had his first heart attack.
(c) Eisenhower was elected President.
(d) Nixon was elected President.

4. What nickname was given to Eisenhower's cabinet, according to Chapter 11?
(a) The nine musketeers.
(b) Eight millionaires and one plumber.
(c) The million dollar cabinet.
(d) The eight little pigs.

5. What did Eisenhower do between the time he retired from the army and the time he accepted his next job?
(a) Toured the U.S. doing speeches.
(b) Wrote his memoirs.
(c) Tried to start a farm.
(d) Traveled with his wife.

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

7. Who did Chapter 5 say wanted to claim victory in France as his own alone?
(a) De Gaulle.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Patton.
(d) Bradley.

8. 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 faster.
(b) The bureaucracy during the war was easier to understand.
(c) The bureaucracy during the war was more bloated.
(d) The bureaucracy during the war was slower.

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

10. How did Eisenhower finish the school?
(a) He dropped out because of the war.
(b) Last in his class.
(c) First in his class.
(d) Second in his class.

11. When was Eisenhower supposed to leave for France in 1918?
(a) November 18.
(b) October 6.
(c) January 26.
(d) May 12.

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

13. What school did Eisenhower join in 1925?
(a) The War College.
(b) Command and General Staff School.
(c) The War Preparation School of the Army.
(d) West Point.

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

15. What battle did Montgomery's bickering jeopardize, according to Eisenhower in Chapter 6?
(a) The Battle of the Bulge.
(b) Battle of Caen.
(c) The invasion of North Africa.
(d) The invasion of Italy

Short Answer Questions

1. What postponed the invasion of France for several days?

2. What action would have allowed Eisenhower to win the battle mentioned in Chapter 4?

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

4. What did President Truman ask Eisenhower to do in Chapter 9?

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

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