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

2. To whom did Robert Kennedy turn to guide him through agricultural areas in the late 1960s and to understand how people lived?
(a) Cesar Chavez.
(b) Cabot Stone.
(c) William Davis.
(d) General Nguyen.

3. What did the American public grow alarmed about in 1967?
(a) The rising cost of inflation.
(b) Poverty.
(c) The cost of the war in terms of money and human lives.
(d) Education.

4. What conclusion did Robert Kennedy come to after his Latin American trip?
(a) That the administration would have to pick and choose what problems to address.
(b) That they should concede defeat to Communist dictators.
(c) That they should bring in troops.
(d) That Latin America was too difficult to deal with.

5. What did Robert Kennedy see on reservations in the 1960s?
(a) Hopelessness.
(b) Prosperity.
(c) Industry.
(d) Large casinos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Robert Kennedy find unbearable in the 1960s?

2. What organization assisted in social and economic reform in Latin America and thus prevented Communist takeovers?

3. Which two offices did the FBI director covertly oppose?

4. Who was the first Black justice official appointed by the Attorney General?

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

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