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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. When did Eisenhower decide to run for President?
(a) Spring 1951.
(b) Spring 1952.
(c) October 1951.
(d) Fall 1952.

2. What did Eisenhower do between the time he retired from the army and the time he accepted his next job?
(a) Wrote his memoirs.
(b) Tried to start a farm.
(c) Toured the U.S. doing speeches.
(d) Traveled with his wife.

3. What did Eisenhower do to handle the challenge he faced at the start of his first term?
(a) Eisenhower resigned his position.
(b) He sent a bill to the senate to prevent it from corrupting the political process.
(c) The Marine Corp was mobilized.
(d) He ignored it to avoid giving him too much press.

4. Who was Eisenhower assigned to after finishing his schooling in 1926?
(a) President Coolidge personnal staff.
(b) Dwight D. Morrow
(c) Douglas MacArthur.
(d) Chester William Nimitz.

5. Who was Eisenhower introduced to at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) F.D. Roosevelt.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) General MacArthur.
(d) Fox Conner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Eisenhower accept after retiring from the Army?

2. What command did Eisenhower finally take in England?

3. When did World War I end?

4. What was Eisenhower's first assignment after entering the Army?

5. What were the names of Eisenhower's parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was significant about the way in which Eisenhower spoke?

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

4. What did Eisenhower recognize about the British in Chapter 5?

5. What did Eisenhower learn in Chapter 4?

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

7. What did Eisenhower do to prepare for war, and why was this significant?

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

9. What happened at Fort Sam Houston, Texas?

10. In Chapter 3, what role did Eisenhower take on and how did this change his life?

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