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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. How was Eisenhower's decision to allow the Bolsheviks to capture the city judged?
(a) It was praised.
(b) It was accepted.
(c) It was widely criticized.
(d) It was ignored.

2. How did Eisenhower manage Patton and Montgomery during the battle for France?
(a) He favored Patton.
(b) He favored Montgomery.
(c) He tried to keep them both happy.
(d) He tried to have them talk to each other.

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

4. What was damaged when Eisenhower made the deal over the control of North Africa?
(a) The battleship St. Louis.
(b) His relationship with MacArthur.
(c) His relationship with the British.
(d) The 5th armored division.

5. What was Eisenhower too lenient with, according to Chapter 5?
(a) Patton's arrogance.
(b) British lower grade equipment.
(c) Problems with the supply lines.
(d) British resistance to following his orders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eisenhower do to handle the challenge he faced at the start of his first term?

2. What was Eisenhower's main academic interest while in college?

3. When did the invasion of France finally occur?

4. When did the relationship between Eisenhower and MacArthur sour?

5. What did Eisenhower insist was important to maintain, at the end of Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Eisenhower learn in Chapter 4?

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

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

4. What damaged Eisenhower's British American relations?

5. What opportunity did Truman present to Eisenhower, in Chapter 9?

6. What happened to the German forces in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

10. What did Eisenhower do after he retired from the army?

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