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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Isaacson claim George Kennan served the government in lieu of paying the expenses of attending law school?
(a) The Supreme Court.
(b) The Foreign Service.
(c) The War Department.
(d) The State Department.

2. What does Isaacson claim to be Bohlen's view of Bolshevism?
(a) He was nonjudgemental and unreflective about Bolshevism.
(b) He reviled in the violent destruction Bolsheviks were willing to employ to hold onto power.
(c) He saw Bolshevism to be a threat to liberal progressivism in Western nations.
(d) He was fascinated by the tenants of Soviet Communism.

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

4. What exclusive club did Chip Bohlen join at Harvard according to Isaacson?
(a) The Harvard Lampoon.
(b) Skull and Bones.
(c) Sphinx-Kalumet Club.
(d) The Porcellian.

5. Who was the Supreme Court Justice for whom Dean Acheson clerked?
(a) Louis Brandeis.
(b) Mahlon Pitney.
(c) William Howard Taft.
(d) James Clark McReynolds.

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. Which of the "Wise Men's" father does Isaacson claim worked for E.H. Harriman with Union Pacific Rail Road?

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

4. In what town does Isaacson claim that George Kennan was born?

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

(see the answer key)

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