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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isaacson cite as the difference between Kennan's and Chip Bohlen's approach to preparing for their chosen field?
(a) Kennan had analytic depth, but Bohlen had a more nimble mind.
(b) Bohlen was very social and enjoyed drinking, but Kennan was studied in seclusion and was a tea-totaler.
(c) Kennan approached his preparations with anxiety but Bohlen enjoyed his time studying for the exams.
(d) Kennan was academic, but Bohlen was impulsive.

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

3. Who was the Supreme Court Justice for whom Dean Acheson clerked?
(a) Louis Brandeis.
(b) William Howard Taft.
(c) James Clark McReynolds.
(d) Mahlon Pitney.

4. For what purpose had Robert Lovett's father been grooming him and Averell Harriman since their graduation from college, according to Isaacson?
(a) To move into foreign service for the government.
(b) To help him run his investment banks.
(c) To help him run the Union Pacific railway empire.
(d) To become new masters of the emerging high finance sector of the economy.

5. Which two of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson claim understood the importance of trade and global involvement from their careers on Wall Street?
(a) John McCloy and Dean Acheson.
(b) Chip Bohlen and Robert Lovett.
(c) Averell Harriman and Robert Lovett.
(d) George Kennan and Dean Acheson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson report to be the son of a wealthy railway tycoon?

2. What event does Isaacson suggest brought calls to come out of its isolationism following WWI?

3. Isaacson reports which "Wise Man" worked to implement Franklin Roosevelt's Lend Lease program?

4. What does Isaacson claim to be Harriman's first crusade in his role with the Roosevelt Administration?

5. Who does Isaacson report to be the U.S. ambassador to Russia immediately after WWII?

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