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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what town does Isaacson claim that George Kennan was born?
(a) Milwaukee.
(b) London.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

2. What does Isaacson claim to have been America's foreign policy following WWI?
(a) Isolationism.
(b) Nation building.
(c) Non-interventionism.
(d) Interventionism.

3. Where did John McCloy attend College according to Isaacson?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Yale.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Amherst.

4. Which president does Isaacson report Dean Acheson served as Assistant Secretary of State?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Dwight Eisenhower.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Harry Truman.

5. What does Isaacson claim to be Harriman's first crusade in his role with the Roosevelt Administration?
(a) To gain federal funding for expanded rail road construction.
(b) To encourage the Fed to make low interest loans to investment banks.
(c) To make rail transportation the exclusive means of transporting military equipment within the U.S. borders.
(d) To encourage the government to help increase the nation's rail freight capabilities.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what country did Bohlen become fascinated during late-night discussions at Harvard?

2. Which of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson report to have served in active service during WWI?

3. What exclusive club did Chip Bohlen join at Harvard according to Isaacson?

4. Where does Isaacson claim Averell Harriman and Dean Acheson first met?

5. Who does Isaacson report chose Kennan and Bohlen for service in the American Embassy in Moscow?

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