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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 does Isaacson claim the Secretary of War called Lovett and McCloy?
(a) "The Dynamic Duo."
(b) "Two of a kind."
(c) "The Minnesota Twins."
(d) "The Heavenly Twins."

2. 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) Chip Bohlen.
(c) Robert Lovett.
(d) Averell Harriman.

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

4. What does Isaacson claim to have been America's foreign policy following WWI?
(a) Isolationism.
(b) Nation building.
(c) Non-interventionism.
(d) Interventionism.

5. What quality of Truman's does Isaacson claim was welcomed by the liaison between the State Department and the White House ?
(a) Truman's common perspective.
(b) Truman's predictability.
(c) Truman's forthrightness.
(d) Truman's willingness to accept counsel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Isaacson report to have been the vice president the W. A. Harriman investment firm?

2. According to Isaacson, how did Harriman respond to Stalin's shifting demeanor?

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

4. What does Isaacson report to be the differences between the negotiating styles of Roosevelt and Truman?

5. How does Isaacson claim Chip Bohlen became an important American diplomat in Russia?

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