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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 wrote the note saying, "I now know how Tojo felt when he was planning Pearl Harbor" (24)?
(a) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(b) John McCone.
(c) Robert F. Kennedy.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

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

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

4. What does Robert claim was impossible for Ex Comm to come up with when making their recommendations to JFK?
(a) The right answer.
(b) A unanimous vote.
(c) An intelligent response.
(d) A dogmatism.

5. In the section "Tuesday morning, October 16, 1962 . . .," why were initial reports of missiles in Cuba not passed on to the President?
(a) They were reports from double agents.
(b) They were lies.
(c) They needed to be rechecked.
(d) They were passed on to the President, but were ignored.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Against what strategy was the following argument used: It would be like "closing the door after the horse has left the barn" (28)?

3. What statement did the Russians make public on September 11th?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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