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

2. Who was the first Black justice official appointed by the Attorney General?
(a) Burke Marshall.
(b) George Wallace.
(c) Robert McAllister.
(d) Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.

3. Which two governors openly defied the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education?
(a) Strom Thurmond of Georgia and Clint Black of Florida.
(b) Ross Barnett of Alabama and George Wallace of Mississippi.
(c) Taylor Manning of Tennessee and Roy Chace of South Carolina.
(d) Ross Barnett of Mississippi and George Wallace of Alabama.

4. What policy did the U.S. government take in 1962-3 towards preventing the spread of Communism abroad?
(a) Sending off troops to Africa.
(b) Sending aid to growing nations.
(c) Building a gigantic wall in Cuba.
(d) Sending off troops to Asia.

5. In what five areas was civil rights legislation enforced?
(a) Security, commerce, research, legislation, and justice.
(b) Marriage, home ownership, bus travel, shared housing, and community dining.
(c) Education, transportation, suffrage, housing, and employment.
(d) Federal parks, state parks, public buildings, airlines, and taxis.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Bay of Pigs Incident, how did American politicians differ on what to do next?

2. Where did Hoover get most of his information about organized crime?

3. According to Robert Kennedy, what needed to be addressed in America to move forward peacefully?

4. What dilemma faced the Justice Department when civil rights leaders in the South were brutalized?

5. What did Robert Kennedy promise to third-world countries?

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