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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Supreme Court Justice for whom Dean Acheson clerked?
(a) William Howard Taft.
(b) Mahlon Pitney.
(c) Louis Brandeis.
(d) James Clark McReynolds.

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

3. Under what circumstances did Robert Lovett claim to Isaacson that he met the Harriman Family?
(a) He met the Harriman Family as he was moving to attend Yale Univeristy.
(b) He met the Harriman Family while he visited his father's office with the Union Pacific Railroad.
(c) He met the Harriman Family on a Transatlantic cruise on his way to France.
(d) Lovett's father's private rail car was coupled onto E. H. Harriman's private train.

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

5. What did Isaacson claim to be Kennan's strong areas in his training?
(a) Protocol and foreign cultures.
(b) International Law and German.
(c) Language interpretation and religious studies.
(d) International Law and economics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaacson report to be the legacy of Harvard's President Charles Elliot after his 40 year tenure ended in 1909?

2. According to Isaacson, who was the President of the United States who thought Russia could be an ally after WWII?

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

4. What Assistant Secretary of War does Isaacson cite as fearing American isolationism after WWII?

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

(see the answer key)

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