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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eisenhower do to the military spending in his first year as President?
(a) He delegated its calculation to Joe Fox.
(b) He increased it.
(c) He tried to keep it the same.
(d) He cut it.

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

3. How did Eisenhower react to President Truman's request?
(a) He was thrilled.
(b) He was saddened.
(c) He was disgusted.
(d) He was concerned.

4. What was the only way to be successful in battle, according to Eisenhower?
(a) By having sufficient aircraft carriers.
(b) By having air superiority.
(c) By having the soldiers understand why they were fighting.
(d) By being fit and having the best weapons.

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

6. What action would have allowed Eisenhower to win the battle mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) Attacking on the left flank.
(b) Waiting for reinforcements.
(c) Taking more risks.
(d) Using more air cover.

7. What was everyone looking for Eisenhower to do in 1948?
(a) Win the Korean War.
(b) Run for President.
(c) Retire.
(d) Make peace with Stalin.

8. 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 ignored.
(d) It was praised.

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

10. What cost the allies dearly, according to the start of Chapter 7?
(a) The German counter offensive in the Ardennes.
(b) Patton's insubordination.
(c) Eisenhower's incompetance.
(d) Eisenhower's tolerance of Montgomery's insubordination.

11. What did Eisenhower think needed to happen for the invasion of France to be successful?
(a) Everything needed to go perfectly according to plan.
(b) The Germans needed to be surprised.
(c) The new bombers needed to destroy the SS divisions near Caen.
(d) The junior officers needed to step up.

12. What did people start to doubt about Eisenhower at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) His sanity.
(b) His birth place.
(c) His math skills.
(d) His loyalty.

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

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

15. What was the code name for the invasion of France?
(a) Ultra.
(b) Underdog.
(c) Overlord.
(d) D-Day.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What was Eisenhower too lenient with, according to Chapter 5?

5. What did Montgomery and Brooks think of Eisenhower?

(see the answer keys)

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