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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 disturbing news increased the danger of intercepting a Russian ship?
(a) The Russian refusal to stop.
(b) The nuclear devices being transported were unstable.
(c) A Russian submarine approached as well.
(d) The air crafts following the ships.

2. Robert tells that JFK felt that if what had happened could be considered a triumph, it was only one for who?
(a) America.
(b) The next generation.
(c) Cuba.
(d) The Soviet Union.

3. How many destroyers did the U.S. put in Caribbean waters?
(a) 12.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 25

4. Against what strategy was the following argument used: It would be like "closing the door after the horse has left the barn" (28)?
(a) Summit.
(b) Blockade.
(c) Nuclear War.
(d) Air stike.

5. What was the lesson that Neustadt and Allison are not sure JFK learned from the Bay of Pigs?
(a) Defend your men.
(b) Always ask an expert.
(c) Do not back down.
(d) Never rely on experts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did JFK have a meeting with that was scheduled before the information about Cuba had been found?

3. Before the announcement could be made that there was a Cuban Missile Crisis, what did the press report on instead of the crisis?

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

5. Robert describes the conflict in Cuba as one between two atomic nations. What are the two atomic nations he refers to?

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