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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Robert in the section, "It was now up to one single man," what did JFK stress in his speech to the nation?
(a) The U.S. would invade Cuba.
(b) The surgical air-strike was the initial step.
(c) The U.S. was not yet in danger.
(d) The blockade was the initial step.

3. What does Robert believe often leads to war?
(a) Hate.
(b) Pride.
(c) Prudence.
(d) Greed.

4. Who said, "they, no more than we, can let these things go by without doing something. They can't after all their statements, permit us to take out their missiles, kill a lot of Russians, and then do nothing. If they don't take action in Cuba, they certainly will in Berlin" (28)?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Robert F. Kennedy.
(c) General Shoup.
(d) General LeMay.

5. What was JFK's feeling after meeting with a Russian representative after learning about missiles in Cuba?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Rage.
(c) Displeased.
(d) Content.

6. What did JFK read aloud at a meeting with a Russian representative?
(a) The Declaration of Independence.
(b) The Bible.
(c) His own statement from September 4th.
(d) Khrushchev's statement from September 19th.

7. What does "Ex Comm" stand for?
(a) Executive Committee of the National Security Council.
(b) Executive Communications with Cuba.
(c) Executing Communists.
(d) Executing Communication for the Cold War.

8. In the section entitled, "It was now up to one single man," when did JFK hope to broadcast his plan to the nation?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Never.
(d) Monday.

9. Robert describes the conflict in Cuba as one between two atomic nations. What are the two atomic nations he refers to?
(a) US and Cuba.
(b) US and Germany.
(c) Berlin and Cuba.
(d) US and USSR.

10. While Ex Comm was making final decisions regarding their recommendations, JFK was where?
(a) Russia.
(b) New York.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Chicago.

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

12. Who publicly confronted Soviet Union Ambassador V. A. Zorin?
(a) Ted Sorensen.
(b) Bertrand Russell.
(c) Adlai Stevenson.
(d) David Ormsby Gore.

13. What was one recommendation from the military action plan?
(a) Nuclear bombardment of Russia.
(b) A warning sent to Khrushchev.
(c) Permission granted by the UN.
(d) Nuclear bombardment of Cuba.

14. What is one effect of pressure, according to Robert?
(a) It leads to quitting.
(b) It brings out unknown characteristics and strengths.
(c) It causes everyone to cry.
(d) It makes everyone agree.

15. What piece of information caused JFK to favor the blockade?
(a) The Russian demand to remove bombs from Turkey.
(b) No guarantee of all missiles being destroyed.
(c) No guarantee that American lives would not be lost.
(d) Russian promise to use nuclear weapons against Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disturbing news increased the danger of intercepting a Russian ship?

2. What did Ex Comm believe would happen if they put a blockade around Cuba?

3. Who told Ambassador Dobrynin about the President's intended speech?

4. Who does JFK meet with whom Robert claims he "trusted implicitly" (51)?

5. Who presented the United States case to the United Nations?

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