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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Isaacson claim Averell Harriman and Dean Acheson first met?
(a) In Paris.
(b) In Russia during WWII.
(c) At Groton Prep School.
(d) In New York City.

3. Where does Isaacson claim George Kennan served the government in lieu of paying the expenses of attending law school?
(a) The State Department.
(b) The War Department.
(c) The Supreme Court.
(d) The Foreign Service.

4. Isaacson reports which "Wise Man" worked to implement Franklin Roosevelt's Lend Lease program?
(a) George Kennan.
(b) John McCloy.
(c) Henry Stimson.
(d) Dean Acheson.

5. What agreement does Isaacson record Roosevelt and Churchill made during their initial meeting after America's entry into WWII?
(a) The Atlantic Charter.
(b) NATO.
(c) The Non Aggression Pact.
(d) Lend Lease.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What decision did Secretary of State Edward Stettinius make that Isaacson claimed frustrated Harriman?

3. What two post-secondary schools does Isaacson report George Kennan attended?

4. What quality of Truman's does Isaacson claim was welcomed by the liaison between the State Department and the White House ?

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

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