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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) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Dwight Eisenhower.

2. 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) 1:11.
(b) 110:16.
(c) 16:110.
(d) 110:160.

3. Who does Isaacson report chose Kennan and Bohlen for service in the American Embassy in Moscow?
(a) Secretary of War Henry Lewis Stimson.
(b) President Franklin Roosevelt.
(c) The American Ambassador to Russia, William Bullitt.
(d) Secretary of State Elihu Root.

4. How does Isaacson claim Chip Bohlen became an important American diplomat in Russia?
(a) He fully understood the demands of protocol and effectively avoided turmoil with his Russian hosts.
(b) He understood the priniples of communist dialectics and was able to navigate various negotiations with communist officials.
(c) He was skillful in winning the trust of Russians who were desirous of escaping Soviet Communism and helped them escape to freedom.
(d) He could talk Russian like a native and had the ability to express blunt opinions with a disarming smile.

5. What event does Isaacson claim caused tension between the U.S., Britain, and their Soviet Allies?
(a) Harriman discovered his private quarters had been bugged by Stalin.
(b) Harriman discovered that Stalin was conducting back channel negotiations with Hitler.
(c) The discovery of a mass grave of 10,000 Polish officers who had been summarily executed by the Red Army after the Nazi-Soviet Non Aggression Pact of 1939.
(d) Roosevelt discovered that Stalin had placed spies throughout his administration.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Isaacson report to be a weakness Bohlen exhibited in the execution of his profession?

4. What does Isaacson claim the six men profiled in The Wise Men represent?

5. What does Isaacson suggest started becoming a concern to the six "Wise Men" shortly after WWII began?

(see the answer key)

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