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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did the "Wise Man" who implemented the Lend Lease program eventually take in the Roosevelt administration?
(a) Assistant Secretary of War.
(b) Secretary of Commerce.
(c) Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs.
(d) Under Secretary of State.

2. Who coined the term "Iron Curtain" in a cable to President Truman?
(a) John McCloy.
(b) Henry Stimson.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) George Kennan.

3. With whom does Isaacson report Harriman shared responsibility that came to him after the meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill?
(a) Lord Beaverbrook, Churchill's Minister of Supply.
(b) Robert Lovett.
(c) John McCloy.
(d) Admiral William Standley.

4. With what country did Bohlen become fascinated during late-night discussions at Harvard?
(a) Germany.
(b) Japan.
(c) Russia.
(d) China.

5. What political movement did Bohlen defend to his classmates?
(a) Corporate fascism.
(b) Labor Unionists.
(c) Cobdenite free traders.
(d) Russia's Bolshevik Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaacson report to be a weakness Bohlen exhibited in the execution of his profession?

2. Who was the State Department's Liaison with the White House during the transfer of power from Roosevelt to Truman?

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

4. Which two of the "Wise Men" does Isaacson claim understood the importance of trade and global involvement from their careers on Wall Street?

5. What unusual practice did Soviet pilots take as they flew in approach to Russian cities, according to Isaacson?

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