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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thirteen Days, pgs. 63-88.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long before the President's address to the nation did they tell the ambassador of Russia?
(a) One day.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) Twelve hours.
(d) An hour.

2. Who was the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) J. Edgar. Hoover.
(d) John Scali.

3. Who said, "It is exactly what I would have done . . . a great government such as yours does not act without evidence" (41)?
(a) Dean Acheson.
(b) Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.
(c) General de Gaulle.
(d) Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.

4. What does "Ex Comm" stand for?
(a) Executive Communications with Cuba.
(b) Executing Communication for the Cold War.
(c) Executing Communists.
(d) Executive Committee of the National Security Council.

5. Who unanimously pushed for immediate military action on Thursday October 18th?
(a) Congress.
(b) Americans.
(c) Ex Comm.
(d) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hit the U-2 plane that was flying reconnaissance over Cuba?

2. Who said, "You are in a pretty bad fix, Mr. President" (29)?

3. What did JFK order into the air at all times until the crisis was over?

4. Who urged the President to release photos of missiles to the UN for publication?

5. Who said, " You are in the courtroom of world opinion right now, and you can answer yes or no. You have denied that they exist, and I want to know whether or I have understood you correctly" (58)?

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