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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Isaacson, what event took place between Harriman and the person with whom he was sharing responsibility that foreshadowed the role of the two countries they represented in their places in Western leadership?
(a) Harriman and Beaverbrook had an animated clash during which Harriman insisted that England and the U.S. would determine jointly the distribution of war resources, rather than England alone.
(b) Harriman and John Lovett developed plans for deciding who would get Allied war support without input from Britain.
(c) Harriman had a confrontational argument with Leon Trotsky regarding financial aid.
(d) Harriman and John McCloy developed Allied policy positions without referring to the Soviets.

2. What quality made Lovett and McCloy influential insiders, according to Isaacson?
(a) The informal social networks they had formed.
(b) Their efficient methods of researching and writing reports.
(c) Their intimate friendships with President Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Their overseas experiences with world leaders.

3. What two post-secondary schools does Isaacson report George Kennan attended?
(a) Yale and Oxford.
(b) Princeton and Oxford.
(c) Columbia and Harvard.
(d) St. Johns Military Academy and Princeton.

4. What does Isaacson claim the Secretary of War called Lovett and McCloy?
(a) "The Dynamic Duo."
(b) "The Minnesota Twins."
(c) "The Heavenly Twins."
(d) "Two of a kind."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson report to have served in active service during WWI?

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

5. What does Isaacson cite as the difference between Kennan's and Chip Bohlen's approach to preparing for their chosen field?

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