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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thirteen Days, to Page 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who unanimously pushed for immediate military action on Thursday October 18th?
(a) Ex Comm.
(b) Americans.
(c) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(d) Congress.

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

3. How did the members of Ex Comm avoid arousing suspicion when visiting the White House at 9:15 at night?
(a) They arrived at different times.
(b) They all rode with Robert.
(c) Not all went to the meeting.
(d) They took the secret entrance.

4. When did John F. Kennedy call his brother, Robert, to the White House to discuss the photographs taken over Cuba?
(a) September 4, 1962.
(b) October 20, 1964.
(c) October 16, 1962.
(d) October 15, 1964.

5. What is SAM an acronym for?
(a) Surface-to-air-missile.
(b) Surface attack mission.
(c) Strategy against missiles.
(d) Submarine aquatic mission.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the section "Tuesday morning, October 16, 1962 . . .," why were initial reports of missiles in Cuba not passed on to the President?

3. Who does Robert speak to about the President's concern about missiles in Cuba on September 4th?

4. What was the main reason that the President did not attend all of the Ex Comm meetings?

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

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