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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Khrushchev propose to Eisenhower that Eisenhower refused?
(a) A summit in London.
(b) A summit in Ankara.
(c) A summit in Paris.
(d) A summit in Berlin.

3. What situation required Eisenhower's attention during his 1956 campaign?
(a) Mer el Kebir.
(b) The invasion of Aifa.
(c) The Suez Canal crisis.
(d) The Yom Kippur War.

4. What was Eisenhower's reaction to the Soviet's answer to his proposal?
(a) He was not surprised.
(b) He was disappointed.
(c) He was happy.
(d) He was still hopeful.

5. What Iranian prime minister did Eisenhower conflict with?
(a) Algemabad.
(b) Hiristanish.
(c) Said.
(d) Mossadegh.

6. How much of the Iranian oil did the U.S. secure after the involvement of the CIA?
(a) 90%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 95%.

7. Why did Eisenhower forget about doing simple things?
(a) Because since 1941 they had been done for him.
(b) His laziness.
(c) His strokes.
(d) Alzheimer's.

8. What did Eisenhower refuse to allow to appear before the senate hearing on Communism?
(a) All generals.
(b) Any officer higher than captain.
(c) His personnel.
(d) His friends.

9. What did Eisenhower think of the next President and the relationship with the Russians?
(a) Peace would not be the next President's main focus.
(b) The next President could not hesitate to launch the missiles.
(c) The next President could not be Communist.
(d) The next President would have to be strong.

10. What advice did Eisenhower give the new President, in Chapter 23?
(a) End the Vietnam War as quickly as possible.
(b) Do not trust Nixon.
(c) To disband NASA.
(d) To not put too much money in the Apollo programs.

11. Who announced his intention not to run for President again?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Kennedy.

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

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

14. What happened to Eisenhower in September 1955?
(a) Eisenhower broke his leg.
(b) Eisenhower had a stroke.
(c) Eisenhower had a heart attack.
(d) Eisenhower broke his arm.

15. Who would the U.S. support if France and Britain did not agree to a cease fire, in Chapter 17?
(a) Germany.
(b) Iran.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Iraq.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the topic of the conference in which the Russians agreed to participate in 1958?

2. Who did Eisenhower conflict with in the recent years, according to Chapter 14?

3. Who was Eisenhower starting to investigate during the senate hearing?

4. Why did the U.S. military want more money?

5. What summit took place in July 1955, according to Chapter 16?

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