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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. Whose prosecution by Attorney General Robert Kennedy caused the ire of Lyndon B. Johnson?
(a) George Wallace.
(b) Eunice Kennedy.
(c) J. Vincent Keoh.
(d) Bobby Baker.

2. When John Kennedy stood for reelection, what was the country enamored by?
(a) Southern Baptists.
(b) Martin Luther King.
(c) Southern Democrats.
(d) The New Frontier and the culture of Camelot.

3. Who convinced an American President to invade Cuba in the 1960s?
(a) Fidel Castro.
(b) Jorge Guerra.
(c) CIA.
(d) Robert Kennedy.

4. Which organization worked outside the confines and control of any governmental branch or agency?
(a) Pentagon.
(b) Civil rights.
(c) FBI.
(d) CIA.

5. What was American policy in the emerging nations of Asia and Africa?
(a) To prevent the spread of communism.
(b) To overthrow existing governments.
(c) To wage war against despots.
(d) To spread democracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Robert Kennedy secretly negotiate a truce with that ended the Cuban missile crisis?

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

3. What is counter-insurgency?

4. What party did Adlai Stevenson belong to?

5. Who did the most notorious anti-trust case to come under investigation involve?

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