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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isaacson claim to have been America's foreign policy following WWI?
(a) Interventionism.
(b) Isolationism.
(c) Non-interventionism.
(d) Nation building.

2. In what town does Isaacson claim that George Kennan was born?
(a) New York.
(b) Milwaukee.
(c) London.
(d) Chicago.

3. Which of the "Wise Men," according to Isaacson, attended The Hill School in Philadelphia?
(a) Chip Bohlen.
(b) John McCloy.
(c) Robert Lovett.
(d) George Kennan.

4. 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) Dean Acheson.
(d) Chip Bohlen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what purpose had Robert Lovett's father been grooming him and Averell Harriman since their graduation from college, according to Isaacson?

2. Where does Isaacson claim Averell Harriman and Dean Acheson first met?

3. What exclusive club did Chip Bohlen join at Harvard according to Isaacson?

4. Which two of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson claim understood the importance of trade and global involvement from their careers on Wall Street?

5. When did Averell Harriman join the most elite club at Yale according to Isaacson?

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