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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thirteen Days, pgs. 63-88.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Before the announcement could be made that there was a Cuban Missile Crisis, what did the press report on instead of the crisis?
(a) The normal news.
(b) The President would make a speech.
(c) The secret meetings of Ex Comm.
(d) The OAS meeting.

3. When JFK says, "this is the night I should go to the theater" (84), what famous historical figure is he referencing?
(a) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(b) Harry S. Truman.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Martin Luther King Jr.

4. According to Khrushchev, who are the only people who would provoke war in today's nuclear world?
(a) Democrats.
(b) Lunatics and suicides.
(c) Americans.
(d) Morons and aggressors.

5. Robert describes the conflict in Cuba as one between two atomic nations. What are the two atomic nations he refers to?
(a) US and Germany.
(b) US and USSR.
(c) Berlin and Cuba.
(d) US and Cuba.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Soviet Union refused to acknowledge the blockade, how often were low level flights conducted over Cuba?

2. Who said "we are now in an entirely new ball game" (74)?

3. After making his decision, when was the President's speech to the nation scheduled for?

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

5. Which country does Robert identify that originally doubted the U.S.'s position regarding Cuba?

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