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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson report to be the son of a wealthy railway tycoon?
(a) Dean Acheson.
(b) Robert Lovett.
(c) Chip Bohlen.
(d) Averell Harriman.

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

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

4. Which of the "Wise Men's" father does Isaacson claim worked for E.H. Harriman with Union Pacific Rail Road?
(a) Robert Lovett.
(b) Averell Harriman.
(c) Chip Bohlen.
(d) Dean Acheson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaacson claim to be Bohlen's view of Bolshevism?

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

3. What does Isaacson claim to have been America's foreign policy following WWI?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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