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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 reading War and Peace.
(c) By working with Russian ambassadors to Germany.
(d) By studying Russian in Paris.

2. Where does Isaacson claim Averell Harriman and Dean Acheson first met?
(a) In Paris.
(b) In New York City.
(c) In Russia during WWII.
(d) At Groton Prep School.

3. What is the reason Isaacson suggests that John McCLoy's mother encouraged him to tutor children of her wealthy clients during summers away from school?
(a) Because he would be better able to continue his advanced studies while working with younger children.
(b) It was his mother's way of assuring he would make the right social contacts.
(c) Because the pay was better than taking one of the part-time jobs in the city.
(d) So he could be networking for a good career.

4. Under which president did Dean Acheson serve in the Attorney General's office?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Calvin Coolidge.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Harry Truman.

5. What does Isaacson claim to be Bohlen's view of Bolshevism?
(a) He saw Bolshevism to be a threat to liberal progressivism in Western nations.
(b) He was fascinated by the tenants of Soviet Communism.
(c) He reviled in the violent destruction Bolsheviks were willing to employ to hold onto power.
(d) He was nonjudgemental and unreflective about Bolshevism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson report to have negotiated trade deals with leaders of the communist government in Russia in 1922?

2. What was the ratio of students who passed the training for Kennan's chosen field to those who took the course, according to Isaacson?

3. Which of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson report to have served in active service during WWI?

4. 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?

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

(see the answer key)

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