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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eisenhower try to do with the press during his first term?
(a) Have Mamie off limits.
(b) Have them shut down.
(c) Have them ignore McCarthy.
(d) Have them unsure of where he stands.

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

3. What was Eisenhower too lenient with, according to Chapter 5?
(a) Problems with the supply lines.
(b) British resistance to following his orders.
(c) Patton's arrogance.
(d) British lower grade equipment.

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

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

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

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

8. In what town did Eisenhower spend his youth?
(a) Austin.
(b) New York.
(c) Abilene.
(d) Kansas City.

9. 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 slower.
(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 faster.

10. What did many Republicans want him to do after accusations about his running mate arose?
(a) Change his pick for Vice President.
(b) Support his running mate.
(c) Drop out of the race.
(d) Talk to the press before making any decisions.

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

12. What did Eisenhower think of his new role as president?
(a) He could not wait to be back to civilian life again.
(b) He loved it.
(c) He had mix feelings about it.
(d) He hated it.

13. What was damaged when Eisenhower made the deal over the control of North Africa?
(a) His relationship with the British.
(b) The 5th armored division.
(c) His relationship with MacArthur.
(d) The battleship St. Louis.

14. Who did Eisenhower trust too much, according to Chapter 7?
(a) The Germans.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) De Gaulle.
(d) The Russians.

15. What was Eisenhower's main academic interest while in college?
(a) English.
(b) History.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did World War I end?

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

3. What nickname was given to Eisenhower's cabinet, according to Chapter 11?

4. Who worked to have Eisenhower's son, John, come back for his father's inauguration?

5. After what event did Eisenhower decide to keep his running mate?

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