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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 do Neustadt and Allison believe has happened to the old checks and balances?
(a) They have been replaced.
(b) They teach a lesson.
(c) They do not work.
(d) They continue to work.

2. Who presented the argument for a blockade?
(a) Robert Kennedy.
(b) Bob McNamara.
(c) Dean Rusk.
(d) John McCone.

3. Who said, "if the Russians' response makes a military action or invasion inevitable, I want to be able to feel that we will not have to waste any days having to get ready" (47).
(a) General LeMay.
(b) JFK.
(c) Secretary McNamara.
(d) General Shoup.

4. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what role did Congress play?
(a) They were informed.
(b) They helped formulate ideas.
(c) Some were members of Ex Comm.
(d) They declared war.

5. What Act "formally acknowledged the close ties of foreign, military, economic policy" (127)?
(a) National Defense Act of 1962.
(b) Arms Control and Disarmament Act of 1955.
(c) National Security Act of 1947.
(d) The Munich Agreement of 1938.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Robert speak to about the President's concern about missiles in Cuba on September 4th?

2. What does Robert claim can "best be judged by conflict, by debate" (86)?

3. What word would best complete the following quote? "No action is taken against a powerful adversary in a _____________" (96).

4. Who did JFK believe should take public credit for the end of the missile crisis?

5. When did John F. Kennedy call his brother, Robert, to the White House to discuss the photographs taken over Cuba?

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