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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isaacson report to be the legacy of Harvard's President Charles Elliot after his 40 year tenure ended in 1909?
(a) "Heresy has always been a Harvard institution."
(b) "Living well is the best revenge."
(c) "To allow each man to think and do as he pleases."
(d) "Our undisciplinables are our proudest product."

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

3. What two post-secondary schools does Isaacson report George Kennan attended?
(a) St. Johns Military Academy and Princeton.
(b) Princeton and Oxford.
(c) Columbia and Harvard.
(d) Yale and Oxford.

4. Who does Isaacson report to be the U.S. ambassador to Russia immediately after WWII?
(a) John McCloy.
(b) George Kennan.
(c) Averell Harriman.
(d) Robert Lovett.

5. What was Bohlen's first assignment after he completed training in his field, according to Issacson?
(a) He was posted in Prague.
(b) He was assigned Under Secretary of the National Recovery Administration.
(c) He was given a seat on the board of directors of the Union Pacific Railway.
(d) He was made partner with W.A. Harriman & Co.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was the Supreme Court Justice for whom Dean Acheson clerked?

4. How does Isaacson claim Chip Bohlen became an important American diplomat in Russia?

5. How did John McCloy come into contact with Averell Harriman and Robert Lovett?

(see the answer key)

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