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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. Whose plane was shot down while flying reconnaissance over Cuba?
(a) General McNamara.
(b) Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr.
(c) Secretary Rusk.
(d) John Kennedy, Jr.

2. What did JFK believe was the likelihood of nuclear war when dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) Fifty - fifty.
(b) Ninety percent.
(c) One in ten.
(d) One in three.

3. Who informed the President about the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba?
(a) Robert.
(b) McGeorge Bundy.
(c) John McCone.
(d) Theodore Sorensen.

4. What was different about the letter received on the morning of October 27th from the letter received October 26th?
(a) More cooperative.
(b) More formal.
(c) Less aggressive.
(d) More apologetic.

5. How many Russian submarines were in the Caribbean after the blockade took effect?
(a) 2.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Joint Chief of Staff suggest the U.S. do to respond to the letter sent October 27th?

2. How do the authors of the afterword describe the following quote: "In a world of mutual superiority, neither nation can win a nuclear war, but each must be willing to risk losing" (107)?

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

4. Which two countries in Africa did JFK seek support from during the missile crisis?

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

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