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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. Who does Robert speak to about the President's concern about missiles in Cuba on September 4th?
(a) Ambassador Dobrynin.
(b) The Deputy Attorney General.
(c) The President.
(d) Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev.

2. What did Robert suggest JFK do on September 4th regarding the possibility of Russia placing missiles in Cuba?
(a) Issue a statement of good will.
(b) Issue a statement that it would not be tolerated.
(c) Bomb Cuba.
(d) Threaten Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev.

3. Who would analyze Khrushchev's personal letter and make recommendations on October 27th?
(a) The State Department.
(b) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(c) Congress.
(d) Robert.

4. Against what strategy was the following argument used: It would be like "closing the door after the horse has left the barn" (28)?
(a) Air stike.
(b) Nuclear War.
(c) Blockade.
(d) Summit.

5. What did Ex Comm believe would happen if they put a blockade around Cuba?
(a) Russia would put a blockade around Berlin.
(b) Russia would use nuclear force.
(c) Cuba would bomb the naval fleet.
(d) Cuba would give up.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who said, "I am not in an American courtroom, sir, and therefore I do not wish to answer a question that is put to me in the fashion in which a prosecutor puts questions" (58)?

3. What extended metaphor does Khrushchev use to conclude his letter from October 26th?

4. What does "Ex Comm" stand for?

5. Robert describes the conflict in Cuba as one between two atomic nations. What are the two atomic nations he refers to?

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