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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thirteen Days, pgs. 106-150.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the "final lesson" (95) learned from the Cuban Missile Crisis?
(a) Retreat when necessary.
(b) See the opponents' perspective.
(c) Hold out until the last minute.
(d) Push the opponent into a corner.

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

3. At what time did the long and personal letter from Khrushchev come on October 26th?
(a) 6AM.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Noon.
(d) 6PM.

4. Who said, " You are in the courtroom of world opinion right now, and you can answer yes or no. You have denied that they exist, and I want to know whether or I have understood you correctly" (58)?
(a) V. A. Zorin.
(b) Don Wilson.
(c) Adlai Stevenson.
(d) Pierre Salinger.

5. Who was JFK communicating with on a daily basis?
(a) U Thant.
(b) Robert.
(c) The OAS.
(d) Khrushechev.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said "war is impossible . . . there is no alternative to peace" (104)?

2. According to Khrushchev, who are the only people who would provoke war in today's nuclear world?

3. Who informed the President about the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba?

4. What was the lesson that Neustadt and Allison are not sure JFK learned from the Bay of Pigs?

5. Who was George Ball?

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