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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Isaacson report that Averell Harriman's support for the successful presidential candidacy of Franklin Roosevelt was rewarded in 1932?
(a) Roosevelt named him the Chief Administrative officer of the National Recovery Administration.
(b) Roosevelt named him the head of the Council on Foreign Relations.
(c) Roosevelt named him the Ambassador to Russia.
(d) Roosevelt named him Secretary of State.

3. Which of the "Wise Men's" father does Isaacson claim worked for E.H. Harriman with Union Pacific Rail Road?
(a) Averell Harriman.
(b) Robert Lovett.
(c) Chip Bohlen.
(d) Dean Acheson.

4. According to Isaacson, who was the President of the United States who thought Russia could be an ally after WWII?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Adalai Stevenson.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Dwight Eisenhower.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which president does Isaacson report Dean Acheson served as Assistant Secretary of State?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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