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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isaacson claim to be the purpose of the club that Bohlen joined?
(a) It was called a "waiting" club where members waited to be asked to join a more prestigious club.
(b) It was a "final club" for members who would join no others after coming into it.
(c) To serve as a place at which underclassmen could play rowdy poker games.
(d) To train underclassmen on their place on campus.

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

3. 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) 110:16.
(b) 16:110.
(c) 110:160.
(d) 1:11.

4. What does Isaacson claim to be the the Soviet's view of keeping security?
(a) The Soviets viewed security in terms of seeing everyone as a potential threat.
(b) The Soviets saw security as the primary goal of all of its imperial efforts.
(c) The Soviets saw massive military buildups as the primary method of achieving security.
(d) The Soviets viewed security in terms of dominating and occupying as much territory as possible.

5. After the atomic bombs had been detonated in Japan, what does Isaacson indicate to be the next challenge for the government in the post-war era?
(a) Preserving Germany's industrial capacity.
(b) Restoring Europe's economy.
(c) Finding work for all the veterans.
(d) Taking steps to control atomic weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Isaacson report to be the U.S. ambassador to Russia immediately after WWII?

2. Who was the Supreme Court Justice for whom Dean Acheson clerked?

3. Who does Isaacson report to be the first of the "Six Wise Men" whom Kennedy sought out for advice after his election to the presidency in 1960?

4. Who was asked to approach President-Elect Kennedy's choice for Secretary of State to offer him the position, according to Isaacson?

5. Who does Isaacson claim John F. Kennedy called for advice on responding to a congratulatory telegram from Nikita Khrushchev the day after Kennedy was announced the winner of the 1960 election?

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