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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. Who was President of the Teamsters Union?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Jimmy Hoffa.
(c) Joe McCarthy.
(d) Walter Reuther.

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

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

4. What services did the model community program offer in New York?
(a) Education and foster homes.
(b) Early childhood intervention, vocational training, employment, day care, and legal services.
(c) Access to food, clean beds, and clean clothes.
(d) Crisis intervention and conflict resolution.

5. Which issue did Robert Kennedy think posed the greatest threat facing the nation?
(a) Narcotics.
(b) Communism.
(c) Civil rights.
(d) Organized crime.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the American government sully its reputation abroad during the 1960s?

2. Who did Robert Kennedy work within New York to build a model community program?

3. Who was a staunch Democrat in an era of Republican dominance?

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

5. Who did John F. Kennedy run against in the 1960 presidential primary?

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