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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, "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)?
(a) Robert F. Kennedy.
(b) General LeMay.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) General Shoup.

2. Who does JFK meet with whom Robert claims he "trusted implicitly" (51)?
(a) Ambassador David Ormsby-Gore.
(b) Ambassador Dobrynin.
(c) Secretary Adlai Stevenson.
(d) Secretary John McNamara.

3. What did Robert sarcastically claim to be the advantage to being wrong in the case of military action?
(a) No one would be around to know.
(b) All of the enemies would be destroyed.
(c) It was favored by the American people.
(d) America's nuclear power would keep other countries from voicing disapproval.

4. Who was concerned about how the U.S. would convince the rest of the world that the blockade was necessary and legal?
(a) The French President.
(b) The Chancellor of West Germany.
(c) The Prime Minister of Canada.
(d) The leaders in OAS.

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 needed to be rechecked.
(b) They were lies.
(c) They were passed on to the President, but were ignored.
(d) They were reports from double agents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of information caused JFK to favor the blockade?

2. When Robert meets with Dobrynin after the blockade is put into effect, what does Dobrynin say the ships will do?

3. What does Robert believe often leads to war?

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

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

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