1. According to the Afterword, what did victory mean pre-1945?
(a) Elimination of the enemy.
(b) New land to govern.
(c) Occupation of another country.
(d) Disarming the enemy.

2. According to the Afterword, the Cuban Missile Crisis is important on how many levels?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

3. Why does Khrushchev claim the Soviet Union has placed missiles in Cuba?
(a) To prevent the U.S. from invading.
(b) To provoke the U.S. into war.
(c) To potect the Soviet people in Cuba.
(d) To fire upon all major U.S. cities.

4. What did Dobrynin say the Cubans resented when Robert meets with him after the U-2 was shot down?
(a) Violation of Cuban air space.
(b) The Bay of Pigs.
(c) U.S. democracy.
(d) Socialism.

5. What was the main reason that the President did not attend all of the Ex Comm meetings?
(a) To avoid arousing suspicion.
(b) Evasion of responsibility.
(c) Important diplomatic duties.
(d) Busy schedule.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robert believe had a "major psychological and practical effect on the Russians and changed our position . . . into a country acting in accordance with twenty allies legally protecting their position" (92)?

2. According to the afterword, what would choosing nuclear war mean?

3. According to Robert in "Some of the things we learned . . .," what must a President have access to?

4. Who was George Ball?

5. Against what strategy was the following argument used: It would be like "closing the door after the horse has left the barn" (28)?

(see the answer key)

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