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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thirteen Days, pgs. 106-150.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a conversation between JFK and Robert, how far did JFK say that he wanted to push the Russians?
(a) He did not want to push them at all.
(b) Not one inch farther than required.
(c) To the brink of war.
(d) To the precipice of no turning back.

2. What word would best complete the following quote? "No action is taken against a powerful adversary in a _____________" (96).
(a) War.
(b) Benign manner.
(c) Nuclear world.
(d) Vacuum.

3. What did the Joint Chief of Staff suggest the U.S. do to respond to the letter sent October 27th?
(a) Meet with Khrushchev personally.
(b) Military action.
(c) Strengthen the blockade.
(d) Refuse any negotiations in a letter.

4. Who said "he could not live with himself if he did not say in the strongest possible terms how important it was that we act with greater strength" (112)?
(a) Senator Russell.
(b) CIA Director McCone.
(c) Assistant Secretary Paul Nitze.
(d) Senator Fulbright.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Ambassador Dobrynin about the President's intended speech?

2. What is one effect of pressure, according to Robert?

3. What is one reason that the President may not include Congress in his decision making?

4. Who said "I am not going to follow a course which will allow anyone to write a comparable book about this time, The Missiles of October" (98)?

5. According to the Afterword, what did victory mean pre-1945?

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