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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Under which president did Dean Acheson serve in the Attorney General's office?
(a) Calvin Coolidge.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

3. What position did the "Wise Man" who implemented the Lend Lease program eventually take in the Roosevelt administration?
(a) Under Secretary of State.
(b) Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs.
(c) Assistant Secretary of War.
(d) Secretary of Commerce.

4. What exclusive club did Chip Bohlen join at Harvard according to Isaacson?
(a) The Harvard Lampoon.
(b) Skull and Bones.
(c) The Porcellian.
(d) Sphinx-Kalumet Club.

5. How did John McCloy come into contact with Averell Harriman and Robert Lovett?
(a) Through the law firm where John McCloy was employed.
(b) While he was directing a law office in Paris.
(c) As an advisor with the War Department.
(d) As a student at Harvard Law School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaacson claim to be Harriman's first crusade in his role with the Roosevelt Administration?

2. What does Isaacson claim to be the goal of the "Wise Men"?

3. What was Bohlen's first assignment after he completed training in his field, according to Issacson?

4. Who convinced one of the "Wise Men" to stop doing business with the Russian communists, according to Isaacson?

5. What is the reason Isaacson suggests that John McCLoy's mother encouraged him to tutor children of her wealthy clients during summers away from school?

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