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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thirteen Days, pgs. 89-106.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feeling does Robert believe Congress and the country is turning to but should not?
(a) Inclusion.
(b) Isolationism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Marxism.

2. What animal does Khrushchev compare Russia and the U.S. to when he says they will be exterminated in the case of a war?
(a) Moles.
(b) Doves.
(c) Rats.
(d) Hawkes.

3. When Robert meets with Dobrynin after the blockade is put into effect, what does Dobrynin say the ships will do?
(a) Turn back to Russia.
(b) Take military action against boarders.
(c) Continue as planned.
(d) Re-route to another country.

4. What was the name of the first tanker to reach the barrier?
(a) Komiles.
(b) Essex.
(c) Bucharest.
(d) Gagarin.

5. According to Robert in the section, "It was now up to one single man," what did JFK stress in his speech to the nation?
(a) The blockade was the initial step.
(b) The U.S. would invade Cuba.
(c) The U.S. was not yet in danger.
(d) The surgical air-strike was the initial step.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the ex-Chancellor of Germany at the outbreak of World War I?

2. Who wrote, "there is just no foreseeable route by which the United States and Soviet Union could become involved in a major nuclear war" (104)?

3. Who was George Ball?

4. What disturbing news increased the danger of intercepting a Russian ship?

5. After making his decision, when was the President's speech to the nation scheduled for?

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