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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Bohlen's first assignment after he completed training in his field, according to Issacson?
(a) He was given a seat on the board of directors of the Union Pacific Railway.
(b) He was posted in Prague.
(c) He was assigned Under Secretary of the National Recovery Administration.
(d) He was made partner with W.A. Harriman & Co.

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

4. Which of the "Wise Men," according to Isaacson, attended The Hill School in Philadelphia?
(a) Robert Lovett.
(b) Chip Bohlen.
(c) John McCloy.
(d) George Kennan.

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

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 does Isaacson report to be the legacy of Harvard's President Charles Elliot after his 40 year tenure ended in 1909?

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

4. What exclusive club did Chip Bohlen join at Harvard according to Isaacson?

5. Who was the State Department's Liaison with the White House during the transfer of power from Roosevelt to Truman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Isaacson claim to be Averell Harriman's qualification for Skull and Bones?

2. What does Isaacson identify as the major issues facing Harry Truman during the first month of his presidency after the death of President Roosevelt?

3. What did Isaacson report regarding a meeting between Averell Harriman and Max Beaverbrook that foretold the change in the balance of power between England and the United States?

4. What were the roles of George Kennan and Chip Bohlen in President Franklin Roosevelt's successful effort to open official diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union in 1933, according to Isaacson?

5. What does Isaacson report to be Averell Harriman's first achievement after he was named as transportation adviser to the National Defense Advisory Commission by President Franklin Roosevelt?

6. Why did Russian soldiers dismantle German factories and send the assets back to their homeland at the end of WWII according to Isaacson?

7. Who does Isaacson identify as the two men that Secretary of War Henry Stimson called the "Heavenly Twins"?

8. As the Allied powers began to close in on Germany, what does Isaacson expose to be the main concern of the British and American governments for the post-war era?

9. What experience in John McCloy's background does Isaacson claim gave McCloy the exposure to Henry Stimson that eventually led to McCloy's appointment to the Department of War as a special consultant on German espionage?

10. What was the title does Isaacson claims that John McCloy earned during his career in government and as a corporate lawyer?

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