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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Isaacson, how did Harriman respond to Stalin's shifting demeanor?
(a) Harriman was confused and called Washington for advice.
(b) Harriman was blunt and counseled patience.
(c) Harriman was dismayed and threatened to leave.
(d) Harriman was indifferent and held to his mission.

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

3. What does Isaacson record that Mao claimed to be the source of Chinese soldiers in North Korean combat units?
(a) Mao claimed that China was not involved, that there were no Chinese soldiers in Korea.
(b) Mao claimed they were Chinese volunteers who were protecting Chinese hydroelectric plants along the Yalu River.
(c) Mao claimed that they were Russians equipped by China.
(d) Mao claimed that they were communist sympathizers from throughout Asia seeking to ignite the international revolution.

4. With whom does Isaacson report Harriman shared responsibility that came to him after the meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill?
(a) Admiral William Standley.
(b) Lord Beaverbrook, Churchill's Minister of Supply.
(c) Robert Lovett.
(d) John McCloy.

5. Which of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson report to be the son of a wealthy railway tycoon?
(a) Averell Harriman.
(b) Robert Lovett.
(c) Chip Bohlen.
(d) Dean Acheson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did communist cells throughout Europe respond to the Marshall Plan?

3. What unusual practice did Soviet pilots take as they flew in approach to Russian cities, according to Isaacson?

4. What does Isaacson claim to be the most elite club at Yale?

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

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