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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under whom does Isaacson report Kennan studied for his chosen field?
(a) Alexander Kirk.
(b) Angus Crawford.
(c) William Castle.
(d) Joseph Grew.

2. Which of the "Wise Men," according to Isaacson, attended The Hill School in Philadelphia?
(a) Chip Bohlen.
(b) George Kennan.
(c) Robert Lovett.
(d) John McCloy.

3. What political movement did Bohlen defend to his classmates?
(a) Cobdenite free traders.
(b) Corporate fascism.
(c) Labor Unionists.
(d) Russia's Bolshevik Revolution.

4. How did John McCloy come into contact with Averell Harriman and Robert Lovett?
(a) Through the law firm where John McCloy was employed.
(b) While he was directing a law office in Paris.
(c) As a student at Harvard Law School.
(d) As an advisor with the War Department.

5. What did Isaacson claim to be Kennan's strong areas in his training?
(a) International Law and German.
(b) Protocol and foreign cultures.
(c) International Law and economics.
(d) Language interpretation and religious studies.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did John McCloy and Robert Lovett serve as advisers to the Secretary of War, according to Isaacson?

2. How did George Kennan develop his connection to Russia according to Isaacson?

3. Who convinced one of the "Wise Men" to stop doing business with the Russian communists, according to Isaacson?

4. What position did the "Wise Man" who implemented the Lend Lease program eventually take in the Roosevelt administration?

5. Which of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson report to be the son of a wealthy railway tycoon?

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