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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Isaacson, how did Harriman respond to Stalin's shifting demeanor?
(a) Harriman was dismayed and threatened to leave.
(b) Harriman was blunt and counseled patience.
(c) Harriman was indifferent and held to his mission.
(d) Harriman was confused and called Washington for advice.

3. According to Isaacson, who was the President of the United States who thought Russia could be an ally after WWII?
(a) Adalai Stevenson.
(b) Franklin Roosevelt.
(c) Harry Truman.
(d) Dwight Eisenhower.

4. Isaacson reports that Averell Harriman took what position in the Roosevelt Administration?
(a) Railroad advisor to the Department of Commerce.
(b) Transportation adviser for the new National Defense Advisory Commission.
(c) Assistant director to the Federal Reserve.
(d) Assistant Secretary of War.

5. Which of the six "Wise Men" does Isaacson report Roosevelt's Secretary of War asked to work on German espionage?
(a) John McCloy.
(b) Averell Harriman.
(c) Robert Lovett.
(d) Chip Bohlen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaacson claim to be the goal of the "Wise Men"?

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

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

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 exclusive club did Chip Bohlen join at Harvard according to Isaacson?

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