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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 34-35: Time of Troubles; Tribune of the Underclass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Robert Kennedy find unbearable in the 1960s?
(a) The court system.
(b) The health care system.
(c) The political system.
(d) Injustices in American society.

2. What event in Wisconsin invoked the ire of Republicans?
(a) The worker strike against Kohler plumbing.
(b) Bargaining on behalf of the company.
(c) Communist demonstrations.
(d) Unfair labor practices.

3. As Attorney General, what did Robert Kennedy become well known for?
(a) High expectations and ideals.
(b) Ineptitude.
(c) Ruthlessness.
(d) Cowardice.

4. Which segment of the American population began to support Robert Kennedy's view of the war in 1967?
(a) Ivy League graduates.
(b) Poorest Americans.
(c) Richest Americans.
(d) Middle class.

5. What was a major area of contention between Hoover and Robert Kennedy?
(a) Anarchy.
(b) Communists.
(c) Civil rights.
(d) Catholicism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was a staunch Democrat in an era of Republican dominance?

2. What role was Robert F. Kenned a great choice for but hesitant to take on for fear of nepotism?

3. What was the policy of diplomacy ascribed to by Robert and John Kennedy?

4. What became the new policy of the Johnson administration toward Latin America in the 1960s?

5. What was the old practice of American politics?

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