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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 be the most elite club at Yale?
(a) Ivy.
(b) DKE.
(c) Scroll and Key.
(d) Skull and Bones.

2. What does Isaacson claim the six men profiled in The Wise Men represent?
(a) Ivy League colleges.
(b) Moderate Republicans.
(c) The American Establishment.
(d) New Democrats.

3. What does Isaacson claim to be the purpose of the club that Bohlen joined?
(a) To serve as a place at which underclassmen could play rowdy poker games.
(b) To train underclassmen on their place on campus.
(c) It was a "final club" for members who would join no others after coming into it.
(d) It was called a "waiting" club where members waited to be asked to join a more prestigious club.

4. Under which president did Dean Acheson serve in the Attorney General's office?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Calvin Coolidge.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Harry Truman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what investment house did Isaacson claim Averell Harriman merged W.A. Harriman & Co.?

2. What two post-secondary schools does Isaacson report George Kennan attended?

3. What does Isaacson report to be the legacy of Harvard's President Charles Elliot after his 40 year tenure ended in 1909?

4. Which of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson report to have negotiated trade deals with leaders of the communist government in Russia in 1922?

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

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