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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 was the "final lesson" (95) learned from the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) See the opponents' perspective.
(b) Hold out until the last minute.
(c) Push the opponent into a corner.
(d) Retreat when necessary.

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

3. What did JFK order into the air at all times until the crisis was over?
(a) Helicopters with anti-missile equipment.
(b) U-2's to take photographs.
(c) Nothing, all of the action was at sea for the blockade.
(d) B-52 bombers with atomic weapons.

4. Who presented the United States case to the United Nations?
(a) David Shoup and John LeMay.
(b) John McCone and Robert McNamara.
(c) JFK and Robert Kennedy.
(d) Adlai Stevenson and John McCloy.

5. How many Americans could potentially have died within minutes of the known missiles being fired off as of October 18th?
(a) Eighty thousand.
(b) Eighty million.
(c) Eight hundred.
(d) Eight million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who intervened with the newspapers to delay the report of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

2. What was the lesson that Neustadt and Allison are not sure JFK learned from the Bay of Pigs?

3. What was Robert's main argument against a surprise attack?

4. Who is supposed to declare war according to the Constitution?

5. What did JFK believe was the likelihood of nuclear war when dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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