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

2. Who was approached by a Soviet Embassy official to offer a proposal for removing the missiles from Cuba?
(a) Robert.
(b) JFK.
(c) John Scali.
(d) Sorensen.

3. What does Robert claim can "best be judged by conflict, by debate" (86)?
(a) Leaders.
(b) Life.
(c) Business.
(d) Opinion.

4. 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) Robert.
(b) JFK.
(c) Prince von Bulow.
(d) Barbara Tuchman.

5. What does "Ex Comm" stand for?
(a) Executive Committee of the National Security Council.
(b) Executive Communications with Cuba.
(c) Executing Communists.
(d) Executing Communication for the Cold War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Robert hold in the Kennedy administration?

2. What possibility does JFK say everyone must accept if there is an invasion of Cuba?

3. How many countries does the Secretary of State have to deal with?

4. Who said "war is impossible . . . there is no alternative to peace" (104)?

5. Who suggested that the US take military action against Cuba for America's safety, not knowing about the missiles?

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