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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Eisenhower decide to run for President?
(a) Fall 1952.
(b) October 1951.
(c) Spring 1952.
(d) Spring 1951.

2. What did Eisenhower do for the first time, at the start of Chapter 4?
(a) Went to France.
(b) Visited London.
(c) Met F.D. Roosevelt.
(d) Led troops into battle.

3. What was Eisenhower's date of birth, according to Chapter 1?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1890.

4. What was Eisenhower's main non-academic interest while in college?
(a) Sports.
(b) Dance.
(c) Writing.
(d) Theater.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Allies land in France?

2. What political party was Truman a member of?

3. What was everyone looking for Eisenhower to do in 1948?

4. What were Truman's feelings about Eisenhower after his election?

5. What was damaged when Eisenhower made the deal over the control of North Africa?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, who did Eisenhower choose as vice president, and what obstacle did this present?

2. What did Eisenhower ask of Nixon in Chapter 10?

3. What did Eisenhower do to prepare for war, and why was this significant?

4. How does Chapter 3 describe Eisenhower's treatment of American troops?

5. What did Eisenhower learn in Chapter 4?

6. Who were Mongtomery and Brooks, and why were they significant?

7. What did Eisenhower recognize about the British in Chapter 5?

8. What was Eisenhower interested in, and how is it significant?

9. What did Eisenhower spend a lot of time doing?

10. What did Eisenhower realize about the presidency, in Chapter 9?

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