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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thirteen Days, pgs. 89-106.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what role did Congress play?
(a) They were informed.
(b) They declared war.
(c) They helped formulate ideas.
(d) Some were members of Ex Comm.

2. Who does JFK meet with whom Robert claims he "trusted implicitly" (51)?
(a) Ambassador David Ormsby-Gore.
(b) Secretary Adlai Stevenson.
(c) Secretary John McNamara.
(d) Ambassador Dobrynin.

3. After making his decision, when was the President's speech to the nation scheduled for?
(a) Monday evening.
(b) Sunday evening.
(c) Tuesday morning.
(d) Saturday afternoon.

4. What does the change in attitude from the letter received on the 26th and the letter received on the 27th suggest?
(a) Deception.
(b) Translation mistakes.
(c) Desire for war.
(d) Soviet confusion.

5. Who said "we are now in an entirely new ball game" (74)?
(a) Robert Kennedy.
(b) McNamara.
(c) JFK.
(d) Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the ex-Chancellor of Germany at the outbreak of World War I?

2. In the section entitled, "It was now up to one single man," when did JFK hope to broadcast his plan to the nation?

3. Who did JFK believe should take public credit for the end of the missile crisis?

4. What was the "legal foundation" (40) for the blockade?

5. Which group was created "for the purpose of effective conduct of the operations of the executive branch in the current crisis" (45)?

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