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

2. Who presented the United States case to the United Nations?
(a) John McCone and Robert McNamara.
(b) JFK and Robert Kennedy.
(c) Adlai Stevenson and John McCloy.
(d) David Shoup and John LeMay.

3. What did JFK believe was the likelihood of nuclear war when dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) One in ten.
(b) One in three.
(c) Fifty - fifty.
(d) Ninety percent.

4. What might have happened to the President if he had not acted?
(a) Public humiliation.
(b) Impeachment.
(c) Death.
(d) Nothing.

5. Who is supposed to declare war according to the Constitution?
(a) The Supreme Court.
(b) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(c) Congress.
(d) The President.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened around 10:30, October 27th, the first day of the blockade?

3. When JFK says, "this is the night I should go to the theater" (84), what famous historical figure is he referencing?

4. Who said that Russia only wanted to "give bread to Cuba in order to prevent hunger in that country" (34)?

5. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what role did Congress play?

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