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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 did the Joint Chief of Staff suggest the U.S. do to respond to the letter sent October 27th?
(a) Meet with Khrushchev personally.
(b) Refuse any negotiations in a letter.
(c) Strengthen the blockade.
(d) Military action.

2. Who said "I am not going to follow a course which will allow anyone to write a comparable book about this time, The Missiles of October" (98)?
(a) Barbara Tuchman.
(b) JFK.
(c) Prince von Bulow.
(d) Robert.

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

4. How long before the President's address to the nation did they tell the ambassador of Russia?
(a) Twelve hours.
(b) An hour.
(c) One day.
(d) Five minutes.

5. Who wrote, "there is just no foreseeable route by which the United States and Soviet Union could become involved in a major nuclear war" (104)?
(a) Robert McNamara.
(b) Thomas Schelling.
(c) Thodore Sorensen.
(d) Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the section entitled, "It was now up to one single man," when did JFK hope to broadcast his plan to the nation?

2. What did Robert suggest JFK do on September 4th regarding the possibility of Russia placing missiles in Cuba?

3. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what role did Congress play?

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

5. What countries were supporting the U.S. and recommending that the U.S. not give in to Soviet demands?

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