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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. Who did Eisenhower hesitate to pull back during the battle mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) Leclerc.
(b) Fredentall.
(c) Patton.
(d) Bradley.

2. What did Montgomery and Brooks think of Eisenhower?
(a) He was a good man.
(b) He was the right man for the job.
(c) He was not the right man for the job.
(d) He was incompetent.

3. What was Eisenhower doing while the burnings occurred in his first term?
(a) Supporting the French war effort in Indochina.
(b) Supporting the stopping of Communist propaganda.
(c) Supporting the Korean War.
(d) Supporting the troup buildup in West Germany.

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

5. What did Montgomery and Brooks try to do to Eisenhower concerning the battle plan?
(a) They tried to convince Eisenhower to surrender his command.
(b) They tried to convince Eisenhower to take more risks.
(c) They tried to convince Eisenhower their plan was better.
(d) They tried to convince Eisenhower to stop supporting Patton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Eisenhower asked to do, according to Chapter 8?

2. Where did the Allies land in France?

3. What did Eisenhower think of his new role as president?

4. When was Eisenhower supposed to leave for France in 1918?

5. What was Eisenhower too lenient with, according to Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was Eisenhower's relationship with Mary (Mamie) after the war?

3. What happened at Fort Sam Houston, Texas?

4. What did Eisenhower learn in Chapter 4?

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

6. What affected the Allied forces in Chapter 7, and how did this impact Eisenhower?

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

8. What angered the military and the Republicans in Chapter 12?

9. Who were Dwight Eisenhower's parents?

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

(see the answer keys)

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