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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who did Eisenhower meet several months before being reassigned to Georgia?
(a) F.D. Roosevelt.
(b) Nimitz.
(c) His future second in command during WWII.
(d) His future wife.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What promotion did Eisenhower receive while the Allies fought in Italy?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Full General.
(c) Lieutenant Colonel.
(d) Lieutenant General.

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

12. What did Eisenhower do to handle the challenge he faced at the start of his first term?
(a) The Marine Corp was mobilized.
(b) Eisenhower resigned his position.
(c) He ignored it to avoid giving him too much press.
(d) He sent a bill to the senate to prevent it from corrupting the political process.

13. What happened after Eisenhower assumed total command over the land base operations?
(a) Germany surrendered.
(b) The battle was lost.
(c) The battle turned in favor of the Allies.
(d) The Allies were put back at sea.

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

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 Italy
(d) The invasion of North Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Eisenhower doing while the burnings occurred in his first term?

2. What did Eisenhower do to the military spending in his first year as President?

3. How many brothers did Eisenhower have?

4. During what battle did Eisenhower's hesitation almost cost him victory in Chapter 4?

5. What did Eisenhower do for Kay, according to Chapter 8?

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