Eisenhower's Farewell Address Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Eisenhower's Farewell Address? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Complete this quote: "Despite these holocausts America is today the strongest, the most influential and _______________."


most productive nation in the world
most feared country in history.
best-behaved nation in the world.
most likely to have a Dunkin Donuts within a 5-minute drive.
Q. Complete this quote: "A vital element in keeping the peace is ___________."


our nuclear warheads.
giving peace a chance.
our military establishment
sharing the remote
Q. What did Ike call the people developing and overseeing new technologies?


"those silicon-valley types"
"Bill Gates wannabes"
"geeks and freaks"
The "scientific-technological elite"
Q. Complete this quote: "Now, on Friday noon, I am to become ___________. I am proud to do so. I look forward to it."


a regular Joe
an advisor to JFK
The Supreme Commander of the Couch and Remote
a private citizen
Q. What did Ike say American democracy might become if resources were used without regard to the future?


An "insolvent phantom"
As empty as CBS without Survivor
A "pale shadow of its former self"
A "flattened juice box in the trashcan of history"