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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who encouraged the United States to rearm and come out of what Isaacson claims to be a period of isolationism following WWI?
(a) Dean Acheson.
(b) Averell Harriman.
(c) John McCloy.
(d) Henry Stimson.

2. With what country did Bohlen become fascinated during late-night discussions at Harvard?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) China.
(d) Japan.

3. When did Averell Harriman join the most elite club at Yale according to Isaacson?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1911.

4. What does Isaacson claim the Secretary of War called Lovett and McCloy?
(a) "The Heavenly Twins."
(b) "The Dynamic Duo."
(c) "The Minnesota Twins."
(d) "Two of a kind."

5. What Assistant Secretary of War does Isaacson cite as fearing American isolationism after WWII?
(a) Robert Lovett.
(b) Averell Harriman.
(c) John McCloy.
(d) Dean Acheson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Isaacson claim Averell Harriman was when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?

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

3. Where did Chip Bohlen grow up, according to Isaacson?

4. Who does Isaacson report to have been the vice president the W. A. Harriman investment firm?

5. Under what circumstances did Robert Lovett claim to Isaacson that he met the Harriman Family?

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