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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 Arkansas do with Central High School in the fall of 1959?
(a) They reopened the school as segregated.
(b) They installed an all white security.
(c) They built classes for the African Americans only.
(d) They rebuilt the school.

2. Who was Eisenhower starting to investigate during the senate hearing?
(a) Military scientists.
(b) Military doctors.
(c) Governors.
(d) Senators.

3. What idea did Eisenhower come up with to try to lower the threat of nuclear war?
(a) Atoms for Peace.
(b) An international peace treaty.
(c) Improve U.S. ballistic missiles.
(d) The Soyouz Appolo missions.

4. What was Eisenhower not opposed to, according to Chapter 14?
(a) Hiring Communists for positions of public service.
(b) Trying to disgrace McCarthy.
(c) Building more nuclear missiles.
(d) Ridding government offices of Communists.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was settled at the end of the Summit?

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

3. What was Eisenhower's last order to his son and grandson?

4. What did Eisenhower think an armistice was, according to Chapter 13?

5. Who was next to Eisenhower at the end of his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 23, who called Eisenhower for advice?

2. What was significant about Berlin, in Chapter 20?

3. What happened to Eisenhower in November 1957, as discussed in Chapter 19?

4. What did Eisenhower do from his hospital room after another heart attack?

5. In Chapter 18, why did Sputnik evoke fear in the American people?

6. Who was Khruschev and why was he significant?

7. Where did Eisenhower go and what did he need to do, in Chapter 22?

8. After another heart attack, what did Eisenhower do?

9. Who was with Eisenhower when he passed away?

10. How did Eisenhower react to the bill passed by the Supreme Court?

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