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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of non-fiction is Thirteen Days?
(a) Biography.
(b) Textbook.
(c) Essay.
(d) Memoir.

3. How did the members of Ex Comm avoid arousing suspicion when visiting the White House at 9:15 at night?
(a) They arrived at different times.
(b) They all rode with Robert.
(c) Not all went to the meeting.
(d) They took the secret entrance.

4. Who, due to his role in the government, might have been the leader of Ex Comm if he had been able to attend more meetings?
(a) John McCone.
(b) Thomas Bundy.
(c) Robert Kennedy.
(d) Dean Rusk.

5. After the announcement to the nation, how often would Ex Comm meet?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Every four hours.
(c) Every day at 10:00 a.m.
(d) As needed.

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

7. Who does Robert speak to about the President's concern about missiles in Cuba on September 4th?
(a) The Deputy Attorney General.
(b) The President.
(c) Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev.
(d) Ambassador Dobrynin.

8. Who did Robert admire and who also began attending meetings after the meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Secretary McNamara.
(c) General LeMay.
(d) Dean Acheson.

9. Who said, "It is exactly what I would have done . . . a great government such as yours does not act without evidence" (41)?
(a) General de Gaulle.
(b) Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.
(c) Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.
(d) Dean Acheson.

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

11. What did Adlai Stevenson suggest that offended many members of Ex Comm?
(a) The nuclear bombardment of Cuba.
(b) JFK should hold a summit before any action is taken.
(c) The U.S. remove weapons from other countries in exchange for Russian removal of missiles.
(d) Both a blockade and an air strike.

12. 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) Air stike.
(c) Blockade.
(d) Summit.

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

14. Who does JFK meet with whom Robert claims he "trusted implicitly" (51)?
(a) Ambassador Dobrynin.
(b) Secretary Adlai Stevenson.
(c) Ambassador David Ormsby-Gore.
(d) Secretary John McNamara.

15. What did Robert suggest JFK do on September 4th regarding the possibility of Russia placing missiles in Cuba?
(a) Threaten Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev.
(b) Issue a statement of good will.
(c) Bomb Cuba.
(d) Issue a statement that it would not be tolerated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the intelligence community tell JFK on September 19th, regarding the possibility of Russians putting offensive weapons in Cuba?

2. How many Americans could potentially have died within minutes of the known missiles being fired off as of October 18th?

3. Who wrote the note saying, "I now know how Tojo felt when he was planning Pearl Harbor" (24)?

4. What was one requirement of the blockade plan?

5. What does "Ex Comm" stand for?

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