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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Isaacson report chose Kennan and Bohlen for service in the American Embassy in Moscow?
(a) President Franklin Roosevelt.
(b) The American Ambassador to Russia, William Bullitt.
(c) Secretary of War Henry Lewis Stimson.
(d) Secretary of State Elihu Root.

3. With what investment house did Isaacson claim Averell Harriman merged W.A. Harriman & Co.?
(a) Knight Wooley & Company.
(b) Brown Brothers & Company.
(c) Lehman Brothers.
(d) Goldman Sachs.

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

5. Which of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson report to have served in active service during WWI?
(a) Chip Bohlen.
(b) Averell Harriman, George Kennan, and Dean Acheson.
(c) John McCloy and Robert Lovett.
(d) Robert Lovett.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What political movement did Bohlen defend to his classmates?

3. What does Isaacson claim to be the purpose of the club that Bohlen joined?

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

5. What Assistant Secretary of War does Isaacson cite as fearing American isolationism after WWII?

(see the answer key)

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