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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does JFK write to after the Russians agree to remove missiles from Cuba?
(a) Khrushchev.
(b) Mrs. Onasis.
(c) Mrs. Anderson.
(d) Castro.

2. What did Robert promise to do with his daughters on October 28th?
(a) Buy Halloween costumes.
(b) Attend the theater.
(c) Go shopping.
(d) Go to a Horse Show.

3. Robert tells he once heard World War Three would be fought with atomic weapons. What then would the next war be fought with?
(a) Sticks and stones.
(b) Guns and knives.
(c) Atomic weapons.
(d) Swords and cannons.

4. How many destroyers did the U.S. put in Caribbean waters?
(a) 5.
(b) 25
(c) 1.
(d) 12.

5. Who was George Ball?
(a) The Secretary of State.
(b) The Under Secretary of State.
(c) Chief of Staff.
(d) Former Ambassador to Cuba.

6. Why did JFK originally want to remove the missiles from Turkey?
(a) He wanted to invade Turkey.
(b) He did not want to anger the Soviets.
(c) They were dangerous to world peace.
(d) They were obsolete.

7. What feeling does Robert believe Congress and the country is turning to but should not?
(a) Inclusion.
(b) Isolationism.
(c) Marxism.
(d) Communism.

8. What possibility does JFK say everyone must accept if there is an invasion of Cuba?
(a) The U.S. may be unsuccessful.
(b) The Cubans may surrender immediately.
(c) A missile may be fired at the U.S.
(d) The Russians may immediately fire nuclear weapons.

9. What does the change in attitude from the letter received on the 26th and the letter received on the 27th suggest?
(a) Soviet confusion.
(b) Deception.
(c) Translation mistakes.
(d) Desire for war.

10. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what role did Congress play?
(a) They declared war.
(b) Some were members of Ex Comm.
(c) They were informed.
(d) They helped formulate ideas.

11. What was the "final lesson" (95) learned from the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) Retreat when necessary.
(b) See the opponents' perspective.
(c) Push the opponent into a corner.
(d) Hold out until the last minute.

12. What did the ex-Chancellor of Germany at the outbreak of the First World War ask his successor?
(a) "How do you change things now?"
(b) "How did it all happen?"
(c) "What will you do to stop it?"
(d) "Where did we go wrong?"

13. What do men have the power to do today that they did not in past war making?
(a) Destroy mankind.
(b) Save the world.
(c) Start wars without involving other countries.
(d) Fight without killing anyone.

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

15. Who was JFK communicating with on a daily basis?
(a) Khrushechev.
(b) Robert.
(c) The OAS.
(d) U Thant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the letter responding to Khrushchev's first letter?

2. What was the name of the first ship boarded at the blockade?

3. What word would best complete the following quote? "No action is taken against a powerful adversary in a _____________" (96).

4. Which country does Robert identify that originally doubted the U.S.'s position regarding Cuba?

5. Who said, "I am not in an American courtroom, sir, and therefore I do not wish to answer a question that is put to me in the fashion in which a prosecutor puts questions" (58)?

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