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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. What was different about the letter received on the morning of October 27th from the letter received October 26th?
(a) Less aggressive.
(b) More formal.
(c) More apologetic.
(d) More cooperative.

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

3. When the Soviet Union refused to acknowledge the blockade, how often were low level flights conducted over Cuba?
(a) Once a day.
(b) Every hour.
(c) Every two hours.
(d) Five times a day.

4. What did Robert promise to do with his daughters on October 28th?
(a) Go to a Horse Show.
(b) Go shopping.
(c) Buy Halloween costumes.
(d) Attend the theater.

5. Who, due to his role in the government, might have been the leader of Ex Comm if he had been able to attend more meetings?
(a) Robert Kennedy.
(b) John McCone.
(c) Thomas Bundy.
(d) Dean Rusk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many passengers were on the East German Passenger ship that approached the blockade?

2. Why did JFK change the line of interception for the blockade?

3. What is one effect of pressure, according to Robert?

4. What did the Joint Chief of Staff suggest the U.S. do to respond to the letter sent October 27th?

5. Who said that Russia only wanted to "give bread to Cuba in order to prevent hunger in that country" (34)?

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