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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the ratio of students who passed the training for Kennan's chosen field to those who took the course, according to Isaacson?
(a) 110:160.
(b) 16:110.
(c) 110:16.
(d) 1:11.

2. What event does Isaacson suggest brought calls to come out of its isolationism following WWI?
(a) The rise of Italian Fascism.
(b) Japanese Imperialism through the Far East.
(c) The Stalinist purges in Russia.
(d) The spread of Nazism across Europe.

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

4. What does Isaacson report to be the legacy of Harvard's President Charles Elliot after his 40 year tenure ended in 1909?
(a) "Our undisciplinables are our proudest product."
(b) "To allow each man to think and do as he pleases."
(c) "Heresy has always been a Harvard institution."
(d) "Living well is the best revenge."

5. What Assistant Secretary of War does Isaacson cite as fearing American isolationism after WWII?
(a) Averell Harriman.
(b) Robert Lovett.
(c) John McCloy.
(d) Dean Acheson.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what investment house did Isaacson claim Averell Harriman merged W.A. Harriman & Co.?

2. According to Isaacson, who was the President of the United States who thought Russia could be an ally after WWII?

3. With what country did Bohlen become fascinated during late-night discussions at Harvard?

4. Where did John McCloy attend College according to Isaacson?

5. What political movement did Bohlen defend to his classmates?

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