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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. Who had terrifying power as the head of the FBI?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) J. Edgar Hoover.
(c) George Wallace.
(d) Walter Mondale.

2. What three organizations did Robert Kennedy enlist support from?
(a) UNICEF, World Bank, and IMF.
(b) NRDC, EPA, and Security Commission.
(c) Bureau of Narcotics, IRS, and the Interstate Commerce Commission.
(d) FBI, CIA, and Pentagon.

3. Which two offices did the FBI director covertly oppose?
(a) National defense and civil rights.
(b) State and municipal.
(c) Attorney General and President.
(d) Civil unions and health care.

4. Who began to study the migrant poor in America in the late 1960s?
(a) Herbert Humphrey.
(b) Robert Kennedy.
(c) Donald Trump.
(d) Cesar Chavez.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What policy did the U.S. government take in 1962-3 towards preventing the spread of Communism abroad?

2. Who signed a limited test ban treaty in 1963?

3. Who assisted in secret negotiations with Castro?

4. Where did many migrant workers in America during the late 1960s live?

5. Which institution opposed the changes happening in the Justice Department?

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