1. 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?
(a) Because the pay was better than taking one of the part-time jobs in the city.
(b) So he could be networking for a good career.
(c) It was his mother's way of assuring he would make the right social contacts.
(d) Because he would be better able to continue his advanced studies while working with younger children.

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

3. With whom does Isaacson report Harriman shared responsibility that came to him after the meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill?
(a) Robert Lovett.
(b) John McCloy.
(c) Admiral William Standley.
(d) Lord Beaverbrook, Churchill's Minister of Supply.

4. What event early in WWII does Isaacson quote John McCloy as calling, "...regrettable in the clear light of perfect hindsight"?
(a) Naming Douglas MacArthur as Supreme Allied Commander in the Pacific.
(b) Becoming an ally with the Soviet Union.
(c) The relocation of citizens of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast.
(d) Roosevelt's decision to prioritize the war in Europe rather than the Pacific.

5. What does Isaacson claim to be the reason that Harriman and Dean Acheson supported making post-war loans to the Soviets?
(a) Both saw the loans as a means of gaining bargaining leverage with the Kremlin.
(b) Both considered loans to be a show of good faith that the U.S. was willing to work with the Soviets in spite of ideological differences.
(c) Both considered that the friendship of the Soviets could be bought.
(d) Both realized that the Soviet economy was unproductive and felt that loans could nudge the Soviets to a market economy.