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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thirteen Days, pgs. 89-106.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did John F. Kennedy call his brother, Robert, to the White House to discuss the photographs taken over Cuba?
(a) October 15, 1964.
(b) October 16, 1962.
(c) October 20, 1964.
(d) September 4, 1962.

2. What animal does Khrushchev compare Russia and the U.S. to when he says they will be exterminated in the case of a war?
(a) Doves.
(b) Rats.
(c) Moles.
(d) Hawkes.

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

4. While Ex Comm was making final decisions regarding their recommendations, JFK was where?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Russia.

5. What does Robert believe had a "major psychological and practical effect on the Russians and changed our position . . . into a country acting in accordance with twenty allies legally protecting their position" (92)?
(a) Support from the OAS.
(b) Congressional approval.
(c) A declaration of war.
(d) The African countries voicing support.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose job does Robert believe is getting bigger and is in actuality five jobs under one title?

2. What was the "final lesson" (95) learned from the Cuban Missile Crisis?

3. When looking at the first photographs of the missile bases in Cuba, what did JFK say it looked like?

4. How many ships either stopped or turned back before reaching the blockade?

5. According to the Afterword, what did victory mean pre-1945?

(see the answer key)

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