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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isaacson report eventually came of the idea of a "Western Union" military alliance?
(a) It became the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
(b) It became the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
(c) It became the European Union (EU).
(d) It became the United Nations (UN).

2. What was the only concession the Japanese requested for its surrender to end WWII, according to Isaacson?
(a) That Russia not be allowed to occupy the island.
(b) That their American occupiers limit their personal interaction with Japanese citizens.
(c) That Japan could keep its emperor.
(d) That Japanese Americans kept in detention camps be allowed to repatriate with their homeland.

3. 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.

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

5. What does Isaacson report to be the entry in the Enola Gay log book by co-pilot Robert Lewis after the explosion of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima?
(a) "Target visually bombed with good results."
(b) "This thing is over."
(c) "Is this all it's cracked up to be?"
(d) "My God. What have we done?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Isaacson claim to be Kennan's strong areas in his training?

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

3. How did George Kennan develop his connection to Russia according to Isaacson?

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

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

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