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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eisenhower insist was important to maintain, at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Peace with the Soviet Union.
(b) A strong military presence in Germany.
(c) A fleet of 12 aircraft carriers.
(d) A good relationship with the French.

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

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

4. Who worked to have Eisenhower's son, John, come back for his father's inauguration?
(a) The Chief of Staff of President Truman.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Eisenhower himself.
(d) President Truman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What cost the allies dearly, according to the start of Chapter 7?

2. In what town did Eisenhower spend his youth?

3. Who did Eisenhower talk about the importance of NATO with?

4. What nickname was given to Eisenhower's cabinet, according to Chapter 11?

5. What political party was Truman a member of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the book, according to Chapter 1?

2. Who did Eisenhower meet in Chapter 2, and what role did he play in Eisenhower's life?

3. What did Eisenhower spend a lot of time doing?

4. In Chapter 12, what struggle started between Eisenhower and Joe McCarthy?

5. What happened at Fort Sam Houston, Texas?

6. What did Eisenhower finally tell Montgomery in Chapter 6, and how did Montgomery react?

7. How was Eisenhower's relationship with Mary (Mamie) after the war?

8. What did Eisenhower do after he retired from the army?

9. What angered the military and the Republicans in Chapter 12?

10. What happened to the German forces in Chapter 7?

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