Thirteen Days; a Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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Thirteen Days; a Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thirteen Days, pgs. 63-88.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sent messages praising Russia and castigating the U.S.?
(a) David Ormsby Gore.
(b) Ted Sorensen.
(c) Bertrand Russell.
(d) Fidel Castro.

2. What did Adlai Stevenson suggest that offended many members of Ex Comm?
(a) The U.S. remove weapons from other countries in exchange for Russian removal of missiles.
(b) The nuclear bombardment of Cuba.
(c) JFK should hold a summit before any action is taken.
(d) Both a blockade and an air strike.

3. What was the main reason that the President did not attend all of the Ex Comm meetings?
(a) Important diplomatic duties.
(b) Busy schedule.
(c) Evasion of responsibility.
(d) To avoid arousing suspicion.

4. When JFK says, "this is the night I should go to the theater" (84), what famous historical figure is he referencing?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) Martin Luther King Jr.
(d) Harry S. Truman.

5. What book had JFK recently read that had to do with miscalculations leading to war?
(a) Night.
(b) The Guns of August.
(c) The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.
(d) The Dangerous Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "if the Russians' response makes a military action or invasion inevitable, I want to be able to feel that we will not have to waste any days having to get ready" (47).

2. Who wrote the letter responding to Khrushchev's first letter?

3. What does Robert believe often leads to war?

4. Why did JFK originally want to remove the missiles from Turkey?

5. What did JFK read aloud at a meeting with a Russian representative?

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