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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. Which group was created "for the purpose of effective conduct of the operations of the executive branch in the current crisis" (45)?
(a) The Cabinet.
(b) Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(c) Executive Committee of the National Security Council.
(d) Organization of American States.

2. How many Russian submarines were in the Caribbean after the blockade took effect?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

3. Who said, "It is exactly what I would have done . . . a great government such as yours does not act without evidence" (41)?
(a) Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.
(b) Dean Acheson.
(c) General de Gaulle.
(d) Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.

4. What is one effect of pressure, according to Robert?
(a) It leads to quitting.
(b) It causes everyone to cry.
(c) It brings out unknown characteristics and strengths.
(d) It makes everyone agree.

5. Who said, " You are in the courtroom of world opinion right now, and you can answer yes or no. You have denied that they exist, and I want to know whether or I have understood you correctly" (58)?
(a) Adlai Stevenson.
(b) Don Wilson.
(c) Pierre Salinger.
(d) V. A. Zorin.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does "Ex Comm" stand for?

4. What was different about the letter received on the morning of October 27th from the letter received October 26th?

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

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