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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After Roosevelt and Churchill made their agreement, what became the responsibility of Averell Harriman?
(a) To direct the shift in the balance of power between England and the United States.
(b) To direct the formation of foreign policy from Washington.
(c) To act as a strong man against Stalin's bluntness.
(d) To travel to Moscow to offer aid to the government of the Soviet Union in their confrontation against Germany.

3. Which of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson report to have negotiated trade deals with leaders of the communist government in Russia in 1922?
(a) Dean Acheson.
(b) Averell Harriman.
(c) Chip Bohlen.
(d) Robert Lovett.

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

5. Which president does Isaacson report Dean Acheson served as Assistant Secretary of State?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Harry Truman.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Dwight Eisenhower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did the "Wise Man" who implemented the Lend Lease program eventually take in the Roosevelt administration?

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

3. Isaacson reports which "Wise Man" worked to implement Franklin Roosevelt's Lend Lease program?

4. How did George Kennan develop his connection to Russia according to Isaacson?

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

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