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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Robert meets with Dobrynin after the blockade is put into effect, what does Dobrynin say the ships will do?
(a) Take military action against boarders.
(b) Continue as planned.
(c) Re-route to another country.
(d) Turn back to Russia.

2. 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.

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

4. When did John F. Kennedy call his brother, Robert, to the White House to discuss the photographs taken over Cuba?
(a) October 15, 1964.
(b) September 4, 1962.
(c) October 16, 1962.
(d) October 20, 1964.

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

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

7. 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) General LeMay.
(b) General Shoup.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Robert F. Kennedy.

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

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

10. What happened around 10:30, October 27th, the first day of the blockade?
(a) The Cubans shot down a plane.
(b) The Cubans overran the U.S. embassy.
(c) The Russian ships stopped.
(d) The Russian ships fired upon a U-2.

11. Who unanimously pushed for immediate military action on Thursday October 18th?
(a) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(b) Americans.
(c) Congress.
(d) Ex Comm.

12. In which branch of government does Robert believe rank often plays a role?
(a) Judicial.
(b) Executive.
(c) Legislative.
(d) Congressional.

13. What position did Robert hold in the Kennedy administration?
(a) Press Secretary.
(b) Senator.
(c) Secretary of Defense.
(d) Attorney General.

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

15. Who wrote the note saying, "I now know how Tojo felt when he was planning Pearl Harbor" (24)?
(a) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(b) John McCone.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Robert F. Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one requirement of the blockade plan?

2. Who publicly confronted Soviet Union Ambassador V. A. Zorin?

3. After making his decision, when was the President's speech to the nation scheduled for?

4. What does Robert claim was impossible for Ex Comm to come up with when making their recommendations to JFK?

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

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