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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the "Wise Men," according to Isaacson, attended The Hill School in Philadelphia?
(a) Chip Bohlen.
(b) George Kennan.
(c) Robert Lovett.
(d) John McCloy.

2. What does Isaacson claim to be the purpose of the club that Bohlen joined?
(a) It was called a "waiting" club where members waited to be asked to join a more prestigious club.
(b) It was a "final club" for members who would join no others after coming into it.
(c) To serve as a place at which underclassmen could play rowdy poker games.
(d) To train underclassmen on their place on campus.

3. 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.

4. Who does Isaacson report to have been the vice president the W. A. Harriman investment firm?
(a) Harry Truman.
(b) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) Prescott Bush, father of former President George H.W. Bush.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

5. Under which president did Dean Acheson serve in the Attorney General's office?
(a) Franklin Roosevelt.
(b) Herbert Hoover.
(c) Harry Truman.
(d) Calvin Coolidge.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Isaacson claim to be Kennan's strong areas in his training?

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

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

5. How does Isaacson report that Averell Harriman's support for the successful presidential candidacy of Franklin Roosevelt was rewarded in 1932?

(see the answer key)

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