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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-22: The Kennedys and the Cold War; the CIA and Counterinsurgency; The Cuban Connection: I; Robert Kennedy and the Missile Crisis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Robert Kennedy research poverty?
(a) Urban ghettos.
(b) In a law firm.
(c) In the courtroom.
(d) In the library.

2. Who witnessed poverty firsthand and saw postwar devastation in Europe?
(a) Thomas Gould.
(b) Robert F. Kennedy.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Robert McAllister.

3. In his role in the Senate Investigations Committee, what did Robert Kennedy gain a reputation for being?
(a) A troublemaker.
(b) A wimp.
(c) A skilled and thorough investigator.
(d) A liar.

4. Who traveled to Asia and witnessed the new nationalism arising in those countries?
(a) Kathleen and Margaret Eunice.
(b) Patrick and John Kennedy.
(c) Herbert and Rose Hoover.
(d) John and Robert Kennedy.

5. Who did Robert Kennedy work within New York to build a model community program?
(a) Joe McCarthy.
(b) David Hackett.
(c) William Orrick.
(d) Bobby Barkeley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had terrifying power as the head of the FBI?

2. What region of the world resented American interference to assist French armed forces?

3. After the landmark anti-trust case, what distinction occurred between the two political parties?

4. Who died in a plane crash when Robert Kennedy married?

5. What party did Adlai Stevenson belong to?

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