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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Isaacson claim to be the goal of the "Wise Men"?
(a) To rebuild Europe after WWII.
(b) To limit the spread of Soviet Communism.
(c) To scale government back to the limits of the Constitution.
(d) To expand the authority of the Federal Reserve Bank over the monetary policy.

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

5. With whom did John McCloy and Robert Lovett serve as advisers to the Secretary of War, according to Isaacson?
(a) Robert Patterson and Harvey Bundy.
(b) Dean Acheson and Averell Harriman.
(c) George Marshall and Erskine Hawkins.
(d) McGeorge Bundy and Henry Stimson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaacson cite as the difference between Kennan's and Chip Bohlen's approach to preparing for their chosen field?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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