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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. According to Robert in the section, "It was now up to one single man," what did JFK stress in his speech to the nation?
(a) The blockade was the initial step.
(b) The U.S. would invade Cuba.
(c) The surgical air-strike was the initial step.
(d) The U.S. was not yet in danger.

2. What did JFK read aloud at a meeting with a Russian representative?
(a) Khrushchev's statement from September 19th.
(b) The Bible.
(c) His own statement from September 4th.
(d) The Declaration of Independence.

3. At what time did the long and personal letter from Khrushchev come on October 26th?
(a) Noon.
(b) 6PM.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 6AM.

4. What position did Robert hold in the Kennedy administration?
(a) Senator.
(b) Press Secretary.
(c) Attorney General.
(d) Secretary of Defense.

5. Who was U Thant?
(a) Secretary of Defense.
(b) Soviet Chairman.
(c) Acting Secretary General of the United Nations.
(d) Soviet Ambassador to the United Nations.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. What hit the U-2 plane that was flying reconnaissance over Cuba?

3. In which branch of government does Robert believe rank often plays a role?

4. Robert tells he once heard World War Three would be fought with atomic weapons. What then would the next war be fought with?

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

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