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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26-29: Corridors of Grief; Stranger in a Strange Land; The Vice Presidency; To the Senate.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who scared away most witnesses from testifying against him?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Jimmy Hoffa.
(c) Joe McCarthy.
(d) Walter Reuther.

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

4. What did Southern conservatives call the administration in 1964?
(a) Segregationist.
(b) Religious.
(c) Right-wing.
(d) Bleeding heart liberals.

5. Whose Vice-Presidential bid failed in 1956?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Patrick Kennedy.
(c) Joe McCarthy.
(d) Herbert Hoover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is counter-insurgency?

2. What was on the mind of Americans when John Kennedy was elected as President?

3. What discouraged Robert Kennedy during his work in the Justice Department?

4. Where did Robert Kennedy get a position because of his father's influence?

5. What did Johnson want to use Robert Kennedy for?

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