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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much surplus did the U.S. have in 1960?
(a) 34 million.
(b) 750 million.
(c) 2 billion.
(d) 1 billion.

2. What did Eisenhower try to convince Nixon of?
(a) Give the money he stole back.
(b) Take himself off the 1956 ticket.
(c) Abandon politics.
(d) Run for President.

3. What was Eisenhower's son's name?
(a) John.
(b) David.
(c) Mark.
(d) Frank.

4. Who was next to Eisenhower at the end of his life?
(a) His wife, son and grandson.
(b) His son and grandson.
(c) His wife.
(d) President Nixon and his wife.

5. What was Eisenhower thinking of during his recovery?
(a) If the Soviets knew about the U-2 flights.
(b) If he should run for president in 1956.
(c) If he could beat the Russians with a pre-emptive strike.
(d) If the U.S. military could win in Germany.

6. What did Arkansas do in September 1958 after the National Guard was recalled?
(a) They fought in court.
(b) They closed Central High School.
(c) They accepted the current situation.
(d) They burned the school.

7. What did Eisenhower do during Nixon's campaign for President?
(a) He fully endorsed him.
(b) He endorsed his opponent.
(c) He refused to endorse him.
(d) He refused to get involved.

8. What did Eisenhower do in secrecy so as not to attract McCarthy's attention?
(a) Had Oppenheimer exchanged for American agents.
(b) Promoted Oppenheimer.
(c) Removed Oppenheimer from the H bomb project.
(d) Promoted Fermi.

9. How did Nixon respond to Eisenhower's request concerning the 1956 election?
(a) He tried to mount Kennedy against Eisenhower.
(b) He stalled.
(c) He refused.
(d) He accepted.

10. Who occasionally called Eisenhower for advice?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Lyndon Johnson.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Gerald Ford.

11. Where did Eisenhower move after leaving the White House, in Chapter 22?
(a) A resort in Florida.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) The family's Gettysburg farm.
(d) A house in Seattle.

12. What did Eisenhower refuse to do, despite Khrushchev's ultimatum?
(a) Decommission half of its bomber fleet.
(b) Remove its nuclear missiles from Turkey.
(c) Decommission its nuclear submarine.
(d) Remove NATO troops from West Berlin.

13. What did Eisenhower vow to uphold in the civil rights movement?
(a) A state court ruling.
(b) The right to segregation.
(c) The right to lynching.
(d) Supreme Court Ruling.

14. What did Eisenhower order the National Guard to do at Little Rock?
(a) To block African American access to the school.
(b) To prevent a federal court from meeting.
(c) To allow African Americans access to the school.
(d) To prevent a lynch mob from killing.

15. What summit took place in July 1955, according to Chapter 16?
(a) The Washington Summit.
(b) The Geneva Summit.
(c) The Alger Summit.
(d) The Paris Summit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Eisenhower's reaction to the Soviet's answer to his proposal?

2. What did the U.S. think of Russia's motives for the conference?

3. What situation required Eisenhower's attention during his 1956 campaign?

4. What was Eisenhower happy about after leaving the White House?

5. What happened to Eisenhower in November 1957, according to Chapter 19?

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