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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) Secretary of Commerce.
(b) Assistant Secretary of War.
(c) Under Secretary of State.
(d) Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs.

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

3. According to Isaacson, what event took place between Harriman and the person with whom he was sharing responsibility that foreshadowed the role of the two countries they represented in their places in Western leadership?
(a) Harriman and John McCloy developed Allied policy positions without referring to the Soviets.
(b) Harriman and Beaverbrook had an animated clash during which Harriman insisted that England and the U.S. would determine jointly the distribution of war resources, rather than England alone.
(c) Harriman had a confrontational argument with Leon Trotsky regarding financial aid.
(d) Harriman and John Lovett developed plans for deciding who would get Allied war support without input from Britain.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isaacson claim to be the goal of the "Wise Men"?

2. For what purpose had Robert Lovett's father been grooming him and Averell Harriman since their graduation from college, according to Isaacson?

3. What does Isaacson cite as the difference between Kennan's and Chip Bohlen's approach to preparing for their chosen field?

4. Where did Chip Bohlen grow up, according to Isaacson?

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

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