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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. What did JFK ask in a letter to Khrushchev after ordering the blockade?
(a) For Khrushchev to observe the quarantine.
(b) All missiles to be handed over.
(c) For Khrushchev to leave Berlin out of their deliberations.
(d) All shipes to turn back.

2. Who did Robert admire and who also began attending meetings after the meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
(a) General LeMay.
(b) Secretary McNamara.
(c) Dean Acheson.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

3. After making his decision, when was the President's speech to the nation scheduled for?
(a) Tuesday morning.
(b) Saturday afternoon.
(c) Sunday evening.
(d) Monday evening.

4. Who unanimously pushed for immediate military action on Thursday October 18th?
(a) Ex Comm.
(b) Americans.
(c) Congress.
(d) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.

5. What did Robert sarcastically claim to be the advantage to being wrong in the case of military action?
(a) All of the enemies would be destroyed.
(b) America's nuclear power would keep other countries from voicing disapproval.
(c) It was favored by the American people.
(d) No one would be around to know.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Robert speak to about the President's concern about missiles in Cuba on September 4th?

3. Why did JFK change the line of interception for the blockade?

4. How long before the President's address to the nation did they tell the ambassador of Russia?

5. How far was the original line of interception for the blockade?

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