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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose grave did Eisenhower have moved to the plot that he and his wife picked?
(a) Their daughter, Marie.
(b) Their son's, Icky.
(c) No grave was moved.
(d) Their dog, Puffy.

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

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

4. Where did Eisenhower move after leaving the White House, in Chapter 22?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) The family's Gettysburg farm.
(c) A resort in Florida.
(d) A house in Seattle.

5. What was Eisenhower giving advice on?
(a) Russia.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) Media relationships.
(d) The Cuba Crisis.

6. Why was the National Guard called in Arkansas in September 1957?
(a) To guard the body of the assassinated governor.
(b) To help block access to Central High School to African American students.
(c) To fight students who were rioting.
(d) The help African American students go to class.

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

8. What was Eisenhower's son's name?
(a) Mark.
(b) John.
(c) Frank.
(d) David.

9. What happened to Eisenhower in November 1957, according to Chapter 19?
(a) He broke an arm.
(b) He suffered a stroke.
(c) He broke his pelvis.
(d) He had a heart attack.

10. What did Eisenhower fear would happen because of an increase in military spending?
(a) U.S.A. would bankrupt itself.
(b) The military would take control of the government.
(c) The military would not be capable of effectively fighting.
(d) U.S.A. would have no choice but to attack Russia.

11. What did Eisenhower refuse to do for the French?
(a) Intervene in their internal affairs.
(b) Intervene in Algeria.
(c) Use the H Bomb on Vietnam.
(d) Give them the back section of a submarine.

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

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

14. Who was at the head of Russia in 1958?
(a) Putin.
(b) Bregnev.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Khrushchev.

15. Who was the senate hearing interviewing at the start of Chapter 14?
(a) Army personnel.
(b) School teachers.
(c) Journalists.
(d) Actors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What simple things did Eisenhower need to relearn?

2. What was Eisenhower's grandson's name?

3. What did Khrushchev propose to Eisenhower that Eisenhower refused?

4. What was Eisenhower not opposed to, according to Chapter 14?

5. How did Eisenhower see the signature of the armistice?

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