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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who convinced one of the "Wise Men" to stop doing business with the Russian communists, according to Isaacson?
(a) Calvin Coolidge.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) Charles DeGaul.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

2. Who wrote the top-secret "recommendations for the use of nuclear weapons"?
(a) Douglas MacArthur.
(b) Colonel Paul Tibbets.
(c) Harry Truman.
(d) J. Robert Oppenheimer.

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

4. In what town does Isaacson claim that George Kennan was born?
(a) London.
(b) Milwaukee.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

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

6. What does Isaacson claim to be Bohlen's view of Bolshevism?
(a) He was nonjudgemental and unreflective about Bolshevism.
(b) He was fascinated by the tenants of Soviet Communism.
(c) He saw Bolshevism to be a threat to liberal progressivism in Western nations.
(d) He reviled in the violent destruction Bolsheviks were willing to employ to hold onto power.

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

8. When did Averell Harriman join the most elite club at Yale according to Isaacson?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1911.

9. What decision did Harriman influence Stalin to make, according to Isaacson, to get around the decision of Secretary Stettinius?
(a) He used his connections in the Kremlin to navigate some of Stettinius's negotiations.
(b) To send Vyacheslav Molotov to the grand opening of the United Nations so Harriman could accompany him on the trip.
(c) He advised Stalin to negotiate directly with Churchill to counter Stettinius' efforts.
(d) He influenced Stalin to reject the replacement Stettinius planned to send.

10. What was the focus of the agreement after the initial meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill, according to Isaacson?
(a) The United States would provide England with resources and war material at very favorable terms.
(b) Free trade and free people and self-determination for all nations.
(c) The nations of Western Europe would join in alliance to protect each other against intrusions from communist nations.
(d) Neither Britain nor the U.S. would attack each other or allies of each.

11. What does Isaacson report to be a weakness Bohlen exhibited in the execution of his profession?
(a) His poor manners offended the keepers of protocol.
(b) His social proclivities caused embarrasments for other Administration officials.
(c) He was often too risky with investor's funds.
(d) His penmanship was poor and he never learned to type.

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

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

14. Which of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson report to have negotiated trade deals with leaders of the communist government in Russia in 1922?
(a) Chip Bohlen.
(b) Dean Acheson.
(c) Averell Harriman.
(d) Robert Lovett.

15. Where does Isaacson claim Averell Harriman was when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?
(a) He was in a movie house wathcing Ninotchka.
(b) He was at his desk in the War Department.
(c) He was visiting Winston Churchill in his country home in Chequers.
(d) He was having a picnic with his wife at his Maryland farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Isaacson claim Chip Bohlen became an important American diplomat in Russia?

2. According to Isaacson, what event took place between Harriman and the person with whom he was sharing responsibility that foreshadowed the role of the two countries they represented in their places in Western leadership?

3. Who encouraged the United States to rearm and come out of what Isaacson claims to be a period of isolationism following WWI?

4. What Assistant Secretary of War does Isaacson cite as fearing American isolationism after WWII?

5. After Roosevelt and Churchill made their agreement, what became the responsibility of Averell Harriman?

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