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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what circumstances did Robert Lovett claim to Isaacson that he met the Harriman Family?
(a) He met the Harriman Family while he visited his father's office with the Union Pacific Railroad.
(b) He met the Harriman Family on a Transatlantic cruise on his way to France.
(c) Lovett's father's private rail car was coupled onto E. H. Harriman's private train.
(d) He met the Harriman Family as he was moving to attend Yale Univeristy.

2. Who does Isaacson report chose Kennan and Bohlen for service in the American Embassy in Moscow?
(a) President Franklin Roosevelt.
(b) The American Ambassador to Russia, William Bullitt.
(c) Secretary of War Henry Lewis Stimson.
(d) Secretary of State Elihu Root.

3. What decision did Secretary of State Edward Stettinius make that Isaacson claimed frustrated Harriman?
(a) Stettinius ordered Harriman's replacement as Ambassador to Russia.
(b) Stettinius ordered Harriman to stay in Russia during the aftermath of Roosevelt's death.
(c) Stettinius began direct negotiations with Stalin.
(d) Stettinius began the process of cutting Russia out of any post-war decsions.

4. 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 having a picnic with his wife at his Maryland farm.
(d) He was visiting Winston Churchill in his country home in Chequers.

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

6. What does Isaacson suggest started becoming a concern to the six "Wise Men" shortly after WWII began?
(a) "In public...Roosevelt would henceforth proclaim that the Atlantic Charter...was the foundaton of American foreign policy."
(b) "America's stormy relationship with her Soviet Allies."
(c) "Stalin could be blunt, but then so could Harriman."
(d) "Isolationist directing public policy placed America in peril during the early months of the war."

7. With what country did Bohlen become fascinated during late-night discussions at Harvard?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) China.
(d) Japan.

8. 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.

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

10. 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.

11. Where did John McCloy attend College according to Isaacson?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) Amherst.
(d) Oxford.

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

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

14. According to Isaacson, who was the President of the United States who thought Russia could be an ally after WWII?
(a) Franklin Roosevelt.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) Adalai Stevenson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the "Wise Men's" father does Isaacson claim worked for E.H. Harriman with Union Pacific Rail Road?

2. What was the focus of the agreement after the initial meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill, according to Isaacson?

3. Who was the Supreme Court Justice for whom Dean Acheson clerked?

4. Which of the "Wise Men," according to Isaacson, attended The Hill School in Philadelphia?

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

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