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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 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) General Shoup.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) General LeMay.
(d) Robert F. Kennedy.

2. What two items were added to the embargo list after the successful boarding of the Marucla?
(a) Weapons and steele.
(b) Petroleum oil and lubricants.
(c) Gasoline and automobiles.
(d) Baby food and bread.

3. What did Ex Comm believe would happen if they put a blockade around Cuba?
(a) Cuba would give up.
(b) Cuba would bomb the naval fleet.
(c) Russia would use nuclear force.
(d) Russia would put a blockade around Berlin.

4. What piece of information caused JFK to favor the blockade?
(a) Russian promise to use nuclear weapons against Berlin.
(b) No guarantee of all missiles being destroyed.
(c) No guarantee that American lives would not be lost.
(d) The Russian demand to remove bombs from Turkey.

5. Who unanimously pushed for immediate military action on Thursday October 18th?
(a) Congress.
(b) Americans.
(c) Ex Comm.
(d) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was approached by a Soviet Embassy official to offer a proposal for removing the missiles from Cuba?

2. What might have happened to the President if he had not acted?

3. Who told Ambassador Dobrynin about the President's intended speech?

4. What book had JFK recently read that had to do with miscalculations leading to war?

5. Who presented the argument for a blockade?

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