1. Which country does Robert identify that originally doubted the U.S.'s position regarding Cuba?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Brazil.

2. What piece of information caused JFK to favor the blockade?
(a) No guarantee that American lives would not be lost.
(b) The Russian demand to remove bombs from Turkey.
(c) Russian promise to use nuclear weapons against Berlin.
(d) No guarantee of all missiles being destroyed.

3. What did Robert suggest JFK do on September 4th regarding the possibility of Russia placing missiles in Cuba?
(a) Threaten Soviet Chairman Nikita Khrushchev.
(b) Issue a statement of good will.
(c) Issue a statement that it would not be tolerated.
(d) Bomb Cuba.

4. What type of non-fiction is Thirteen Days?
(a) Memoir.
(b) Essay.
(c) Textbook.
(d) Biography.

5. What does Robert suggest the President use to get an opposite opinion if no one else will offer it?
(a) Lobbyists.
(b) Random uninterested parties.
(c) A sponsor.
(d) A devil's advocate.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Robert in "The importance of placing ourselves in the other country's shoes," why was JFK reluctant to attack the missile sites after a U.S. U-2 was shot down?

2. Who handles all international problems for the U.S.?

3. Who did Robert admire and who also began attending meetings after the meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

4. Who wrote the note saying, "I now know how Tojo felt when he was planning Pearl Harbor" (24)?

5. In which branch of government does Robert believe rank often plays a role?

(see the answer key)

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