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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. Who said that Russia only wanted to "give bread to Cuba in order to prevent hunger in that country" (34)?
(a) Dobrynin.
(b) Gromyko.
(c) Castro.
(d) Khrushchev.

2. What possibility does JFK say everyone must accept if there is an invasion of Cuba?
(a) The Russians may immediately fire nuclear weapons.
(b) The Cubans may surrender immediately.
(c) A missile may be fired at the U.S.
(d) The U.S. may be unsuccessful.

3. Who said, "It is exactly what I would have done . . . a great government such as yours does not act without evidence" (41)?
(a) Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.
(b) General de Gaulle.
(c) Dean Acheson.
(d) Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.

4. Who was the ex-Chancellor of Germany at the outbreak of World War I?
(a) Adolf Hitler.
(b) Prince von Bulow.
(c) Joseph Stalin.
(d) Kristof Romanoff.

5. Who does Robert speak to about the President's concern about missiles in Cuba on September 4th?
(a) Ambassador Dobrynin.
(b) The President.
(c) The Deputy Attorney General.
(d) Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is supposed to declare war according to the Constitution?

2. How did the members of Ex Comm avoid arousing suspicion when visiting the White House at 9:15 at night?

3. Where did JFK say, "Above all, while defending our own vital interests, nuclear powers must avert those confrontations which bring an adversary to the choice of either a humiliating defeat or a nuclear war" (97)?

4. What position did John McCloy one hold?

5. Which two countries in Africa did JFK seek support from during the missile crisis?

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