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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did George Kennan develop his connection to Russia according to Isaacson?
(a) By studying Russian in Paris.
(b) By studying under Russian professors who were experts in the Czarist era.
(c) By reading War and Peace.
(d) By working with Russian ambassadors to Germany.

2. When did Averell Harriman join the most elite club at Yale according to Isaacson?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1911.

3. How did Isaacson claim Acheson described the division of the world between the United States and the Soviet Union during the crisis facing Greece and Turkey?
(a) "...a contest between freedom and slavery."
(b) "...an unbridgeable ideological chasm."
(c) "...a struggle between totalitarianism and democracy."
(d) "...a test of free will against coercion."

4. What does Isaacson claim the Secretary of War called Lovett and McCloy?
(a) "The Dynamic Duo."
(b) "The Heavenly Twins."
(c) "Two of a kind."
(d) "The Minnesota Twins."

5. How does Isaacson claim Bohlen distinguished himself in the service of his first assignment?
(a) He left a strong impression with his writing ability.
(b) He impressed his superiors with his diligent interest in Russia and its language.
(c) He impressed members of the Roosevelt Administration with his insights into economics and industry.
(d) He impressed the investors of W.A. Harriman with his knack for choosing growing companies in which to invest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaacson define as the main political challenge to the Truman Administration encouraging Congress to support financial aid to Greece and Turkey?

2. What does Isaacson claim to be Harriman's first crusade in his role with the Roosevelt Administration?

3. How did George Kennan contribute to Acheson's effort to win support for Greece and Turkey, according to Isaacson?

4. What does Isaacson suggest to be one of the largest factors in America's rise to prominence after WWII?

5. Which of the six "Wise Men" does Isaacson report Roosevelt's Secretary of War asked to work on German espionage?

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