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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thirteen Days, pgs. 35-61.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "if the Russians' response makes a military action or invasion inevitable, I want to be able to feel that we will not have to waste any days having to get ready" (47).
(a) General Shoup.
(b) Secretary McNamara.
(c) General LeMay.
(d) JFK.

2. While Ex Comm was making final decisions regarding their recommendations, JFK was where?
(a) New York.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Russia.
(d) Chicago.

3. Who publicly confronted Soviet Union Ambassador V. A. Zorin?
(a) Adlai Stevenson.
(b) Ted Sorensen.
(c) David Ormsby Gore.
(d) Bertrand Russell.

4. Who presented the United States case to the United Nations?
(a) David Shoup and John LeMay.
(b) Adlai Stevenson and John McCloy.
(c) John McCone and Robert McNamara.
(d) JFK and Robert Kennedy.

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

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. What did Secretary McNamara do, despite his dissent to the strategy?

3. How many ships either stopped or turned back before reaching the blockade?

4. How did the members of Ex Comm avoid arousing suspicion when visiting the White House at 9:15 at night?

5. What does "Ex Comm" stand for?

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