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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. What book had JFK recently read that had to do with miscalculations leading to war?
(a) Night.
(b) The Dangerous Summer.
(c) The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.
(d) The Guns of August.

2. What did Robert suggest JFK do on September 4th regarding the possibility of Russia placing missiles in Cuba?
(a) Bomb Cuba.
(b) Threaten Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev.
(c) Issue a statement of good will.
(d) Issue a statement that it would not be tolerated.

3. 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) Dean Rusk.
(b) Robert Kennedy.
(c) John McCone.
(d) Thomas Bundy.

4. What was Robert's main argument against a surprise attack?
(a) Cowardice of surprise.
(b) Christian morality.
(c) America's traditions and history.
(d) Ineffectiveness of attack.

5. Who wrote the note saying, "I now know how Tojo felt when he was planning Pearl Harbor" (24)?
(a) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(b) Robert F. Kennedy.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) John McCone.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the section "Tuesday morning, October 16, 1962 . . .," why were initial reports of missiles in Cuba not passed on to the President?

2. What was the "legal foundation" (40) for the blockade?

3. Who was Tommy Thompson?

4. Who said, "I have participated in two wars and know that war ends when it has rolled through cities and villages, everywhere sowing death and destruction" (67)?

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)?

(see the answer key)

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