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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. What does "Ex Comm" stand for?
(a) Executing Communication for the Cold War.
(b) Executive Committee of the National Security Council.
(c) Executive Communications with Cuba.
(d) Executing Communists.

2. Who did JFK have a meeting with that was scheduled before the information about Cuba had been found?
(a) Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev.
(b) Ambassador Dobrynin.
(c) President Fidel Castro.
(d) Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko.

3. What position did Robert hold in the Kennedy administration?
(a) Senator.
(b) Attorney General.
(c) Press Secretary.
(d) Secretary of Defense.

4. What was JFK's feeling after meeting with a Russian representative after learning about missiles in Cuba?
(a) Content.
(b) Rage.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Displeased.

5. On October 18th, photographs showed what disturbing new information?
(a) The Cubans were testing missiles.
(b) Atomic missiles were being directed at certain American cities.
(c) There were no missiles, it was a mistake.
(d) The missiles were complete.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Americans could potentially have died within minutes of the known missiles being fired off as of October 18th?

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

3. When did John F. Kennedy call his brother, Robert, to the White House to discuss the photographs taken over Cuba?

4. What is SAM an acronym for?

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

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