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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who called the National Guard in Arkansas in September 1957?
(a) A black student.
(b) Governor Fabus.
(c) The state senate.
(d) The Arkansas board of education.

2. What did Eisenhower discover quickly after the start of the summit?
(a) The Soviets installed missiles in Cuba.
(b) The Soviets would not accept his proposal of open skies.
(c) Tanks were massing in East Germany.
(d) The Soviets developed an H bomb.

3. What simple things did Eisenhower need to relearn?
(a) Not barking orders.
(b) Telling the truth.
(c) Not asking for the impossible.
(d) Dialing a phone and typing.

4. What happened in Russia in late 1957?
(a) They sent a dog to space.
(b) The detonated their first H bomb.
(c) They sent a man to space.
(d) They sent Sputnik into orbit.

5. What was Eisenhower's reaction to the Soviet's answer to his proposal?
(a) He was disappointed.
(b) He was still hopeful.
(c) He was not surprised.
(d) He was happy.

6. Who was next to Eisenhower at the end of his life?
(a) His wife, son and grandson.
(b) President Nixon and his wife.
(c) His son and grandson.
(d) His wife.

7. Who did the British agree to turn the canal over to after negotiating with Eisenhower?
(a) Russia.
(b) Israel.
(c) The U.S.
(d) NATO.

8. How long did Eisenhower take to recuperate, physically?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 12 weeks.
(d) 3 months.

9. What agency did Eisenhower decide to create?
(a) NASA.
(b) NORAD.
(c) CIA.
(d) SAC.

10. Where did Eisenhower spend his last few days?
(a) At the White House.
(b) At the hospital.
(c) At his home.
(d) In Normandy.

11. What situation required Eisenhower's attention during his 1956 campaign?
(a) Mer el Kebir.
(b) The invasion of Aifa.
(c) The Yom Kippur War.
(d) The Suez Canal crisis.

12. What did Eisenhower do to protect American interests in Iran?
(a) Oust Mossadegh and return the shah to power.
(b) Take the main port to pressure the Shah.
(c) Invade Iran.
(d) Give Iran weapons to fight its insurgency.

13. Who announced his intention not to run for President again?
(a) Kennedy.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Nixon.
(d) Eisenhower.

14. What was Eisenhower's main concern during 1958?
(a) The arms race with the Russians.
(b) The Vietnam war.
(c) The Russian space program.
(d) The race to the moon.

15. Who did Eisenhower conflict with in the recent years, according to Chapter 14?
(a) McCarthy.
(b) Stalin.
(c) MacArthur.
(d) Khrushchev.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was settled at the end of the Summit?

2. Where did Eisenhower move after leaving the White House, in Chapter 22?

3. Why did Eisenhower forget about doing simple things?

4. What did Eisenhower try to set up to prevent an arms race between the U.S. and the Soviets?

5. What would the Republicans have preferred instead of an armistice?

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