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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 did Robert Kennedy appoint to investigate anti-trust violations?
(a) Joseph Smith.
(b) Bob Barkett.
(c) David Hackett.
(d) William Orrick.

2. What did Johnson want to use Robert Kennedy for?
(a) To win over Southern conservatives.
(b) To fight the war in Vietnam.
(c) To win over Southern Baptists.
(d) To draft civil rights legislature.

3. What event in Wisconsin invoked the ire of Republicans?
(a) The worker strike against Kohler plumbing.
(b) Bargaining on behalf of the company.
(c) Communist demonstrations.
(d) Unfair labor practices.

4. What did Robert Kennedy think were the two reasons for juvenile delinquency?
(a) Nutrition and sleep.
(b) Lack of opportunity and access to a middle class life.
(c) Safety and cleanliness.
(d) Education and community involvement.

5. Who led the United Automobile Workers (UAW)?
(a) Jimmy Hoffa.
(b) Herbert Hoover.
(c) Joe McCarthy.
(d) Walter Reuther.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Robert Kennedy travel in the 1950s to the Soviet Union?

2. Who wanted a blockade and negotiation with Cuba when they heard about the missiles?

3. Which institution opposed the changes happening in the Justice Department?

4. What were two measures the Attorney General Robert Kennedy took to repair inequality in the court system?

5. What role was Robert F. Kenned a great choice for but hesitant to take on for fear of nepotism?

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