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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Isaacson suggest was a practical challenge that Truman faced when he began his presidency?
(a) Truman was replacing Roosevelt who had become identifiable with the presidency.
(b) He was not well versed in foreign policy.
(c) Truman, as vice president, had not been part of any post-war planning meetings nor had he been given any military secrets, such as the existence of the atomic bomb.
(d) Some people were not aware that he was the Vice President.

3. What Assistant Secretary of War does Isaacson cite as fearing American isolationism after WWII?
(a) John McCloy.
(b) Robert Lovett.
(c) Dean Acheson.
(d) Averell Harriman.

4. What does Isaacson claim to be the goal of the "Wise Men"?
(a) To rebuild Europe after WWII.
(b) To limit the spread of Soviet Communism.
(c) To scale government back to the limits of the Constitution.
(d) To expand the authority of the Federal Reserve Bank over the monetary policy.

5. What event does Isaacson claim caused tension between the U.S., Britain, and their Soviet Allies?
(a) Harriman discovered that Stalin was conducting back channel negotiations with Hitler.
(b) 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.
(c) Roosevelt discovered that Stalin had placed spies throughout his administration.
(d) Harriman discovered his private quarters had been bugged by Stalin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what purpose had Robert Lovett's father been grooming him and Averell Harriman since their graduation from college, according to Isaacson?

3. What does Isaacson report Vice President Harry Truman was doing when news of President Roosevelt's death was first leaked?

4. 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?

5. What does Isaacson claim to be the reason that Harriman and Dean Acheson supported making post-war loans to the Soviets?

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