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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For what purpose had Robert Lovett's father been grooming him and Averell Harriman since their graduation from college, according to Isaacson?
(a) To help him run the Union Pacific railway empire.
(b) To help him run his investment banks.
(c) To move into foreign service for the government.
(d) To become new masters of the emerging high finance sector of the economy.

3. 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 made partner with W.A. Harriman & Co.
(c) He was given a seat on the board of directors of the Union Pacific Railway.
(d) He was assigned Under Secretary of the National Recovery Administration.

4. Under whom does Isaacson report Kennan studied for his chosen field?
(a) Joseph Grew.
(b) Angus Crawford.
(c) Alexander Kirk.
(d) William Castle.

5. What does Isaacson report to be a weakness Bohlen exhibited in the execution of his profession?
(a) His poor manners offended the keepers of protocol.
(b) His penmanship was poor and he never learned to type.
(c) He was often too risky with investor's funds.
(d) His social proclivities caused embarrasments for other Administration officials.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Under which president did Dean Acheson serve in the Attorney General's office?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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