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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time did the long and personal letter from Khrushchev come on October 26th?
(a) 6AM.
(b) 6PM.
(c) Noon.
(d) Midnight.

2. According to Robert in "The importance of placing ourselves in the other country's shoes," why was JFK reluctant to attack the missile sites after a U.S. U-2 was shot down?
(a) It would humiliate Castro.
(b) The Cubans would attack
(c) Too many innocents would die.
(d) The Russians would be forced to retaliate.

3. When JFK says, "this is the night I should go to the theater" (84), what famous historical figure is he referencing?
(a) Martin Luther King Jr.
(b) Harry S. Truman.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Dwight D. Eisenhower.

4. Who wrote, "there is just no foreseeable route by which the United States and Soviet Union could become involved in a major nuclear war" (104)?
(a) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(b) Thodore Sorensen.
(c) Thomas Schelling.
(d) Robert McNamara.

5. How many passengers were on the East German Passenger ship that approached the blockade?
(a) One hundered.
(b) Fifty.
(c) One thousand.
(d) Fifteen hundered.

6. According to the Afterword, the Cuban Missile Crisis is important on how many levels?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

7. Which two countries in Africa did JFK seek support from during the missile crisis?
(a) Algeria and Kenya.
(b) Guinea and Senegal.
(c) Canary Islands and South Africa.
(d) Egypt and Ethiopia.

8. What two items were added to the embargo list after the successful boarding of the Marucla?
(a) Petroleum oil and lubricants.
(b) Baby food and bread.
(c) Weapons and steele.
(d) Gasoline and automobiles.

9. What was different about the letter received on the morning of October 27th from the letter received October 26th?
(a) Less aggressive.
(b) More apologetic.
(c) More formal.
(d) More cooperative.

10. What was the name of the first ship boarded at the blockade?
(a) Bucharest.
(b) Kremlin.
(c) Marucla.
(d) John Pierce.

11. Who was approached by a Soviet Embassy official to offer a proposal for removing the missiles from Cuba?
(a) John Scali.
(b) Sorensen.
(c) JFK.
(d) Robert.

12. What does Robert believe had a "major psychological and practical effect on the Russians and changed our position . . . into a country acting in accordance with twenty allies legally protecting their position" (92)?
(a) Congressional approval.
(b) The African countries voicing support.
(c) A declaration of war.
(d) Support from the OAS.

13. Who was the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) John Scali.
(b) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) J. Edgar. Hoover.

14. According to Robert in "Some of the things we learned . . .," what must a President have access to?
(a) People with expertise and knowledge.
(b) Ambassadors.
(c) Journalists.
(d) Nuclear weapons.

15. Where did JFK say, "Above all, while defending our own vital interests, nuclear powers must avert those confrontations which bring an adversary to the choice of either a humiliating defeat or a nuclear war" (97)?
(a) American University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Cornell University.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Robert promise to do with his daughters on October 28th?

2. What did the Joint Chief of Staff suggest the U.S. do to respond to the letter sent October 27th?

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

4. What does Robert claim can "best be judged by conflict, by debate" (86)?

5. Whose job does Robert believe is getting bigger and is in actuality five jobs under one title?

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