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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Eisenhower do for the first time, at the start of Chapter 4?
(a) Met F.D. Roosevelt.
(b) Went to France.
(c) Led troops into battle.
(d) Visited London.

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

5. What was more important than being right, according to Eisenhower in Chapter 5?
(a) The good relationship with Montgomery.
(b) His friendship with Patton.
(c) Getting to Berlin before the Russians.
(d) Liberation of France.

6. When did World War I end?
(a) July 8th, 1918.
(b) May 24, 1918.
(c) November 11, 1918.
(d) October 24, 1918.

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

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

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

10. Who did Eisenhower talk about the importance of NATO with?
(a) Taft.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Truman.
(d) Johnson.

11. Why was Eisenhower troubled by the Communist hunt at the start of his first term?
(a) He did not think Communists infiltrated the country.
(b) The hunt was spearheaded by a Democrat.
(c) He wanted to be the one fighting the Communists.
(d) He did not agree with the methods.

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

13. 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 run as Eisenhower's vice president.
(d) To have Eisenhower run as his vice president.

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

15. Where was Eisenhower's son, John, before being recalled to Washington for his father's inauguration?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Japan.
(c) Germany.
(d) Korea.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Eisenhower decide would need to happen for him to run for President?

3. When was Eisenhower supposed to leave for France in 1918?

4. Who did Chapter 5 say wanted to claim victory in France as his own alone?

5. What did Chapter 9 say Eisenhower was bombarded with since the end of the war?

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