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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Chip Bohlen grow up, according to Isaacson?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York City.
(c) Grindstone Island, New York.
(d) Aiken, South Carolina.

2. What does Isaacson cite as the difference between Kennan's and Chip Bohlen's approach to preparing for their chosen field?
(a) Kennan approached his preparations with anxiety but Bohlen enjoyed his time studying for the exams.
(b) Kennan had analytic depth, but Bohlen had a more nimble mind.
(c) Kennan was academic, but Bohlen was impulsive.
(d) Bohlen was very social and enjoyed drinking, but Kennan was studied in seclusion and was a tea-totaler.

3. What was the ratio of students who passed the training for Kennan's chosen field to those who took the course, according to Isaacson?
(a) 16:110.
(b) 110:16.
(c) 110:160.
(d) 1:11.

4. Where did John McCloy attend College according to Isaacson?
(a) Amherst.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Yale.
(d) Harvard.

5. How did John McCloy come into contact with Averell Harriman and Robert Lovett?
(a) As an advisor with the War Department.
(b) Through the law firm where John McCloy was employed.
(c) As a student at Harvard Law School.
(d) While he was directing a law office in Paris.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Isaacson, who was the President of the United States who thought Russia could be an ally after WWII?

4. Who does Isaacson report to have been the vice president the W. A. Harriman investment firm?

5. What is the reason Isaacson suggests that John McCLoy's mother encouraged him to tutor children of her wealthy clients during summers away from school?

(see the answer key)

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