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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "You are in a pretty bad fix, Mr. President" (29)?
(a) General Shoup.
(b) General LeMay.
(c) Robert F. Kennedy.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

2. Before the announcement could be made that there was a Cuban Missile Crisis, what did the press report on instead of the crisis?
(a) The President would make a speech.
(b) The normal news.
(c) The OAS meeting.
(d) The secret meetings of Ex Comm.

3. What was Robert's main argument against a surprise attack?
(a) America's traditions and history.
(b) Ineffectiveness of attack.
(c) Christian morality.
(d) Cowardice of surprise.

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

5. How far was the original line of interception for the blockade?
(a) 750 miles.
(b) 8000 miles.
(c) 800 miles.
(d) 500 miles.

6. Who said that Russia only wanted to "give bread to Cuba in order to prevent hunger in that country" (34)?
(a) Dobrynin.
(b) Gromyko.
(c) Khrushchev.
(d) Castro.

7. What book had JFK recently read that had to do with miscalculations leading to war?
(a) Night.
(b) The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.
(c) The Dangerous Summer.
(d) The Guns of August.

8. Who did JFK have a meeting with that was scheduled before the information about Cuba had been found?
(a) Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko.
(b) President Fidel Castro.
(c) Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev.
(d) Ambassador Dobrynin.

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

10. Why did JFK change the line of interception for the blockade?
(a) To buy time.
(b) For safety.
(c) To tighten the line.
(d) To show force.

11. 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) Bomb Cuba.
(c) Issue a statement that it would not be tolerated.
(d) Issue a statement of good will.

12. How long before the President's address to the nation did they tell the ambassador of Russia?
(a) Five minutes.
(b) One day.
(c) An hour.
(d) Twelve hours.

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

14. What did JFK ask in a letter to Khrushchev after ordering the blockade?
(a) All shipes to turn back.
(b) For Khrushchev to leave Berlin out of their deliberations.
(c) All missiles to be handed over.
(d) For Khrushchev to observe the quarantine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is SAM an acronym for?

2. Who did Robert admire and who also began attending meetings after the meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

3. What position did Robert hold in the Kennedy administration?

4. In which branch of government does Robert believe rank often plays a role?

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

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