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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What unusual practice did Soviet pilots take as they flew in approach to Russian cities, according to Isaacson?
(a) They approached Russian cities at tree top level so as to be recognized by the Russian military.
(b) They did barrel rolls to impress Stalin with their skill.
(c) They shut off their engines and glided into a landing to avoid detections by subversives.
(d) They went into a "torpedo dive" to best avoid being hit by enemy fire.

3. How did John McCloy come into contact with Averell Harriman and Robert Lovett?
(a) Through the law firm where John McCloy was employed.
(b) As a student at Harvard Law School.
(c) While he was directing a law office in Paris.
(d) As an advisor with the War Department.

4. Who does Isaacson report chose Kennan and Bohlen for service in the American Embassy in Moscow?
(a) President Franklin Roosevelt.
(b) The American Ambassador to Russia, William Bullitt.
(c) Secretary of War Henry Lewis Stimson.
(d) Secretary of State Elihu Root.

5. What does Isaacson claim to be the most elite club at Yale?
(a) Ivy.
(b) DKE.
(c) Scroll and Key.
(d) Skull and Bones.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Isaacson claim to be Harriman's first crusade in his role with the Roosevelt Administration?

3. What does Isaacson claim the Secretary of War called Lovett and McCloy?

4. How does Isaacson claim Bohlen distinguished himself in the service of his first assignment?

5. With whom did John McCloy and Robert Lovett serve as advisers to the Secretary of War, according to Isaacson?

(see the answer key)

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