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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. What did Eisenhower realize before deciding to run for President?
(a) Only he could understand Stalin.
(b) Only he could stop the war in Korea.
(c) The Democrats could not be allowed to win.
(d) There was no Republican ready to handle the situation of the country.

2. What was Eisenhower sure of after the surrender of the German army in 1918?
(a) He would have a son in the next few years.
(b) Germany would rise again.
(c) He would never see another war in his lifetime.
(d) The Bolsheviks would be defeated in Russia.

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

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

5. What was over at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The Panama Crisis.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) World War II.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the names of Eisenhower's parents?

2. When did World War I end?

3. What school did Eisenhower join in 1925?

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

5. What did Chapter 9 say Eisenhower was bombarded with since the end of the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened at Fort Sam Houston, Texas?

2. What happened during the time that Montgomery spent arguing?

3. In Chapter 12, what struggle started between Eisenhower and Joe McCarthy?

4. What happened between Eisenhower and Truman, and how was it significant, in Chapter 11?

5. What did Eisenhower finally tell Montgomery in Chapter 6, and how did Montgomery react?

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

7. What did Eisenhower learn in Chapter 4?

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

9. What was Eisenhower not accustomed to, at the start of Chapter 9?

10. Who were Dwight Eisenhower's parents?

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