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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Supreme Court Justice for whom Dean Acheson clerked?
(a) William Howard Taft.
(b) Mahlon Pitney.
(c) Louis Brandeis.
(d) James Clark McReynolds.

2. With whom did John McCloy and Robert Lovett serve as advisers to the Secretary of War, according to Isaacson?
(a) George Marshall and Erskine Hawkins.
(b) Robert Patterson and Harvey Bundy.
(c) Dean Acheson and Averell Harriman.
(d) McGeorge Bundy and Henry Stimson.

3. How does Isaacson report that Averell Harriman's support for the successful presidential candidacy of Franklin Roosevelt was rewarded in 1932?
(a) Roosevelt named him the head of the Council on Foreign Relations.
(b) Roosevelt named him the Chief Administrative officer of the National Recovery Administration.
(c) Roosevelt named him the Ambassador to Russia.
(d) Roosevelt named him Secretary of State.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the "Wise Men's" father does Isaacson claim worked for E.H. Harriman with Union Pacific Rail Road?

4. Who encouraged the United States to rearm and come out of what Isaacson claims to be a period of isolationism following WWI?

5. In what town does Isaacson claim that George Kennan was born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the circumstances through which John McCloy came into contact with Averell Harriman and Robert Lovett after WWI, according to Isaacson?

2. How does Isaacson claim that Robert Lovett's father started in his work for E.H. Harriman?

3. Which of the "Six Wise Men" does Isaacson indicate attended Harvard Law School?

4. Where does Isaacson report Dean Acheson started his career after WWI?

5. What does Isaacson claim to be Averell Harriman's qualification for Skull and Bones?

6. Which of the "Six Wise Men" does Isaacson report came to know the family of another through his father's employment?

7. What was the title does Isaacson claims that John McCloy earned during his career in government and as a corporate lawyer?

8. What were the major declarations of the Atlantic Charter, according to Isaacson?

9. What kind of jobs did John McCloy's mother find for him during his youth, according to Isaacson?

10. What does Isaacson claim to be Averell Harriman's view regarding Russia building a tier of states friendly to its system in Eastern Europe?

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