View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "if the Russians' response makes a military action or invasion inevitable, I want to be able to feel that we will not have to waste any days having to get ready" (47).
(a) General LeMay.
(b) Secretary McNamara.
(c) JFK.
(d) General Shoup.

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

3. In the section entitled, "It was now up to one single man," when did JFK hope to broadcast his plan to the nation?
(a) Never.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

4. What happened around 10:30, October 27th, the first day of the blockade?
(a) The Cubans overran the U.S. embassy.
(b) The Russian ships fired upon a U-2.
(c) The Russian ships stopped.
(d) The Cubans shot down a plane.

5. Who said "we are now in an entirely new ball game" (74)?
(a) JFK.
(b) Robert Kennedy.
(c) Anderson.
(d) McNamara.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many Americans could potentially have died within minutes of the known missiles being fired off as of October 18th?

3. Who was JFK communicating with on a daily basis?

4. What did JFK ask in a letter to Khrushchev after ordering the blockade?

5. Who presented the United States case to the United Nations?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 285 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample