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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thirteen Days, pgs. 35-61.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What might have happened to the President if he had not acted?
(a) Death.
(b) Impeachment.
(c) Public humiliation.
(d) Nothing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Robert meets with Dobrynin after the blockade is put into effect, what does Dobrynin say the ships will do?

2. How many ships either stopped or turned back before reaching the blockade?

3. What book had JFK recently read that had to do with miscalculations leading to war?

4. What did the intelligence community tell JFK on September 19th, regarding the possibility of Russians putting offensive weapons in Cuba?

5. What was JFK's feeling after meeting with a Russian representative after learning about missiles in Cuba?

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