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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thirteen Days, pgs. 35-61.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, due to his role in the government, might have been the leader of Ex Comm if he had been able to attend more meetings?
(a) Robert Kennedy.
(b) John McCone.
(c) Dean Rusk.
(d) Thomas Bundy.

2. How far was the original line of interception for the blockade?
(a) 500 miles.
(b) 800 miles.
(c) 8000 miles.
(d) 750 miles.

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

4. Who said, "It is exactly what I would have done . . . a great government such as yours does not act without evidence" (41)?
(a) General de Gaulle.
(b) Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.
(c) Dean Acheson.
(d) Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.

5. What happened around 10:30, October 27th, the first day of the blockade?
(a) The Russian ships fired upon a U-2.
(b) The Cubans shot down a plane.
(c) The Cubans overran the U.S. embassy.
(d) The Russian ships stopped.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sent messages praising Russia and castigating the U.S.?

2. Who presented the argument for a blockade?

3. On October 18th, photographs showed what disturbing new information?

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

5. After the announcement to the nation, how often would Ex Comm meet?

(see the answer key)

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