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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Eisenhower's hesitation allow to escape in the battle mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) Westphal.
(b) RUNDSTEDT.
(c) Rommel.
(d) Kesselring.

2. What was Eisenhower asked to do, according to Chapter 8?
(a) To accept an embassadorial posting.
(b) Retire.
(c) Speaking engagements.
(d) To be head of the joint chiefs.

3. Who was the leader of the Philippine Commonwealth?
(a) Willian Helkel.
(b) Jose Quezon.
(c) Manual Quezon.
(d) Manuel Guzman.

4. What did Eisenhower do to the military spending in his first year as President?
(a) He delegated its calculation to Joe Fox.
(b) He increased it.
(c) He tried to keep it the same.
(d) He cut it.

5. What city did Eisenhower allow the Bolsheviks to capture?
(a) Paris.
(b) Berlin.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) Stalingrad.

6. Who did Eisenhower pick to be his running mate for the 1952 election, in Chapter 10?
(a) Harry Taft.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Harry Truman.
(d) Lidon Johnson.

7. What did Eisenhower do for Kay, according to Chapter 8?
(a) He had her accepted in the Women's Army Corp.
(b) Married her.
(c) He got her U.S. citizenship.
(d) He helped find her a job.

8. What was Eisenhower called by those who wanted him to run for President?
(a) The best choice.
(b) The only man.
(c) The best man.
(d) Second best.

9. What was at an all time high, according to Chapter 8?
(a) The Soviet infiltration of America.
(b) His good relationship with De Gaulle.
(c) Eisenhower's popularity.
(d) The influence of Stalin.

10. After what event did Eisenhower decide to keep his running mate?
(a) After a public speech.
(b) After reading polls.
(c) After a public apology.
(d) After a private meeting.

11. Who did Chapter 5 say wanted to claim victory in France as his own alone?
(a) Bradley.
(b) Patton.
(c) De Gaulle.
(d) Eisenhower.

12. What was Eisenhower too lenient with, according to Chapter 5?
(a) British resistance to following his orders.
(b) British lower grade equipment.
(c) Patton's arrogance.
(d) Problems with the supply lines.

13. What was Eisenhower doing while the burnings occurred in his first term?
(a) Supporting the French war effort in Indochina.
(b) Supporting the Korean War.
(c) Supporting the stopping of Communist propaganda.
(d) Supporting the troup buildup in West Germany.

14. What did Truman think of Eisenhower's political loyalties before the election?
(a) He was unaffiliated.
(b) He was a Republican.
(c) He was a Democrat.
(d) He was a libertarian.

15. What did Montgomery and Brooks try to do to Eisenhower concerning the battle plan?
(a) They tried to convince Eisenhower to surrender his command.
(b) They tried to convince Eisenhower to take more risks.
(c) They tried to convince Eisenhower their plan was better.
(d) They tried to convince Eisenhower to stop supporting Patton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Eisenhower sure of after the surrender of the German army in 1918?

2. What did many Republicans want him to do after accusations about his running mate arose?

3. What was Eisenhower's date of birth, according to Chapter 1?

4. What command did Eisenhower finally take in England?

5. What postponed the invasion of France for several days?

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