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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who convinced one of the "Wise Men" to stop doing business with the Russian communists, according to Isaacson?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Franklin Roosevelt.
(c) Calvin Coolidge.
(d) Charles DeGaul.

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

3. Who does Isaacson report to be the U.S. ambassador to Russia immediately after WWII?
(a) Robert Lovett.
(b) John McCloy.
(c) Averell Harriman.
(d) George Kennan.

4. Which of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson report to have served in active service during WWI?
(a) Averell Harriman, George Kennan, and Dean Acheson.
(b) Robert Lovett.
(c) Chip Bohlen.
(d) John McCloy and Robert Lovett.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What exclusive club did Chip Bohlen join at Harvard according to Isaacson?

2. Where does Isaacson claim Averell Harriman and Dean Acheson first met?

3. Under which president did Dean Acheson serve in the Attorney General's office?

4. Which of the "Wise Men's" father does Isaacson claim worked for E.H. Harriman with Union Pacific Rail Road?

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

(see the answer key)

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