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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did President Eisenhower relieve Bob Lovett from the Defense Department, according to Isaacson?
(a) Because Lovett was found leaking policy decisions to his Democrat friends outside the administration.
(b) Because the Eisenhower Administration planned to cut spending on conventional forces and rely totally on nuclear weapons for defense.
(c) Because Lovett was a Democrat and Republicans demanded party loyalty while they had control of Congress.
(d) Because Lovett was considered untrustworthy based upon his relationship with Alger Hiss.

2. What did Gen. MacArthur recommend, according to Isaacson, to stem the flow of Chinese soldiers into North Korea?
(a) Opening relations with China to negotiate a settlement.
(b) Using nuclear weapons to wipe out China and Russia.
(c) Bombing out bridges over the Yalu River.
(d) Avoiding a mainland war with the communists.

3. Who does Isaacson record to be the first Democrat candidate for president in 1952 after President Truman announced he would not seek re-election?
(a) Averell Harriman.
(b) John Foster Dulles.
(c) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(d) Adlai Stevenson.

4. What does Isaacson report to be a weakness Bohlen exhibited in the execution of his profession?
(a) His poor manners offended the keepers of protocol.
(b) He was often too risky with investor's funds.
(c) His social proclivities caused embarrasments for other Administration officials.
(d) His penmanship was poor and he never learned to type.

5. What does Isaacson claim to be Bohlen's view of Bolshevism?
(a) He saw Bolshevism to be a threat to liberal progressivism in Western nations.
(b) He reviled in the violent destruction Bolsheviks were willing to employ to hold onto power.
(c) He was nonjudgemental and unreflective about Bolshevism.
(d) He was fascinated by the tenants of Soviet Communism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a personal factor that made the "Six Wise Men" unpopular to the general public, according to Isaacson?

2. How does Isaacson claim Chip Bohlen became an important American diplomat in Russia?

3. What was the ratio of students who passed the training for Kennan's chosen field to those who took the course, according to Isaacson?

4. When and where was the first atomic bomb used on Japan?

5. What does Isaacson claim to be the the Soviet's view of keeping security?

(see the answer key)

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