View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Robert admire and who also began attending meetings after the meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
(a) Dean Acheson.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) General LeMay.
(d) Secretary McNamara.

2. What was the main reason that the President did not attend all of the Ex Comm meetings?
(a) Busy schedule.
(b) To avoid arousing suspicion.
(c) Important diplomatic duties.
(d) Evasion of responsibility.

3. Who intervened with the newspapers to delay the report of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) Robert Kennedy.
(b) JFK.
(c) Ed Martin.
(d) George Ball.

4. In which branch of government does Robert believe rank often plays a role?
(a) Executive.
(b) Congressional.
(c) Legislative.
(d) Judicial.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of non-fiction is Thirteen Days?

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

3. What does "Ex Comm" stand for?

4. What did Ex Comm believe would happen if they put a blockade around Cuba?

5. Who, due to his role in the government, might have been the leader of Ex Comm if he had been able to attend more meetings?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 237 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample