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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thirteen Days, pgs. 106-150.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would have happened, according to Neustadt and Allison, if JFK had accepted Soviet action in Cuba?
(a) Berlin would have been at risk.
(b) The Soviets would have attempted invasion of the U.S.
(c) Turkey would be attacked.
(d) Cuba would be armed against the U.S.

2. Where is there a sign that states "in the nuclear age, superpowers make war like porcupines make love -- carefully" (108)?
(a) Oval Office.
(b) War Room.
(c) The Supreme Court.
(d) State Department.

3. 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) Military action.
(d) Strengthen the blockade.

4. What is SAM an acronym for?
(a) Surface attack mission.
(b) Submarine aquatic mission.
(c) Surface-to-air-missile.
(d) Strategy against missiles.

5. Who told Ambassador Dobrynin about the President's intended speech?
(a) Dean Acheson.
(b) Adlai Stevenson.
(c) Robert Kennedy.
(d) Secretary Rusk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two items were added to the embargo list after the successful boarding of the Marucla?

2. Who does JFK write to after the Russians agree to remove missiles from Cuba?

3. What do Neustadt and Allison identify the President as in regards to war making?

4. What do Neustadt and Allison believe has happened to the old checks and balances?

5. Who said, "I am not in an American courtroom, sir, and therefore I do not wish to answer a question that is put to me in the fashion in which a prosecutor puts questions" (58)?

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