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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 does Isaacson report to have been the vice president the W. A. Harriman investment firm?
(a) Prescott Bush, father of former President George H.W. Bush.
(b) Franklin Roosevelt.
(c) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(d) Harry Truman.

2. 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) "Living well is the best revenge."
(c) "To allow each man to think and do as he pleases."
(d) "Heresy has always been a Harvard institution."

3. What does Isaacson claim the six men profiled in The Wise Men represent?
(a) New Democrats.
(b) The American Establishment.
(c) Moderate Republicans.
(d) Ivy League colleges.

4. What does Isaacson claim to be the goal of the "Wise Men"?
(a) To rebuild Europe after WWII.
(b) To expand the authority of the Federal Reserve Bank over the monetary policy.
(c) To scale government back to the limits of the Constitution.
(d) To limit the spread of Soviet Communism.

5. What does Isaacson claim to the Lovett's and Harriman's most important innovation to the industry for which they were prepared by Judge Lovett?
(a) Using ticker tape to relay changes in stock prices.
(b) Using airplanes to quickly relay messages to ambassadors in foreign lands.
(c) Establishing radio relay stations to deliver messages to ambassadors in foreign lands.
(d) Developing streamlined diesel locomotives pulling sleek aluminum coaches.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Isaacson report that Averell Harriman's support for the successful presidential candidacy of Franklin Roosevelt was rewarded in 1932?

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

3. What two post-secondary schools does Isaacson report George Kennan attended?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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