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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. What book had JFK recently read that had to do with miscalculations leading to war?
(a) The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.
(b) Night.
(c) The Dangerous Summer.
(d) The Guns of August.

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

3. How long before the President's address to the nation did they tell the ambassador of Russia?
(a) An hour.
(b) Twelve hours.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) One day.

4. Who does Robert speak to about the President's concern about missiles in Cuba on September 4th?
(a) Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev.
(b) Ambassador Dobrynin.
(c) The President.
(d) The Deputy Attorney General.

5. What was the name of the first tanker to reach the barrier?
(a) Bucharest.
(b) Essex.
(c) Komiles.
(d) Gagarin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "they, no more than we, can let these things go by without doing something. They can't after all their statements, permit us to take out their missiles, kill a lot of Russians, and then do nothing. If they don't take action in Cuba, they certainly will in Berlin" (28)?

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

3. What was JFK's feeling after meeting with a Russian representative after learning about missiles in Cuba?

4. When looking at the first photographs of the missile bases in Cuba, what did JFK say it looked like?

5. What was Robert's main argument against a surprise attack?

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