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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 sent messages praising Russia and castigating the U.S.?
(a) David Ormsby Gore.
(b) Bertrand Russell.
(c) Fidel Castro.
(d) Ted Sorensen.

2. Who presented the United States case to the United Nations?
(a) David Shoup and John LeMay.
(b) JFK and Robert Kennedy.
(c) Adlai Stevenson and John McCloy.
(d) John McCone and Robert McNamara.

3. Who said, "they, no more than we, can let these things go by without doing something. They can't after all their statements, permit us to take out their missiles, kill a lot of Russians, and then do nothing. If they don't take action in Cuba, they certainly will in Berlin" (28)?
(a) General Shoup.
(b) General LeMay.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Robert F. Kennedy.

4. Who was JFK communicating with on a daily basis?
(a) Robert.
(b) U Thant.
(c) Khrushechev.
(d) The OAS.

5. Who publicly confronted Soviet Union Ambassador V. A. Zorin?
(a) David Ormsby Gore.
(b) Ted Sorensen.
(c) Bertrand Russell.
(d) Adlai Stevenson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of information caused JFK to favor the blockade?

2. What two items were added to the embargo list after the successful boarding of the Marucla?

3. How many passengers were on the East German Passenger ship that approached the blockade?

4. What did Robert promise to do with his daughters on October 28th?

5. What was one requirement of the blockade plan?

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