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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. What did John F. Kennedy succeed in achieving as a Senator?
(a) Passage of a labor law with a secret ballot in union leadership elections.
(b) Imprisoning Walter Reuther.
(c) Demonstrating on behalf of Communists.
(d) Imprisoning Jimmy Hoffa.

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

3. What is counter-insurgency?
(a) Efforts of governments in emerging countries to fight revolutionaries trying to overthrow them.
(b) The fight of local citizens against oppressive governments.
(c) Guerilla warfare.
(d) The war efforts of underground citizens supported by the American military.

4. Why did Robert Kennedy spearhead covert negotiations with Castro?
(a) To gain the release of American prisoners.
(b) For building a defense base.
(c) For access to drugs.
(d) For access to Soviet missiles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization was created to support American foreign policy in the 1960s?

2. Who resigned as Attorney General in 1964?

3. What did Robert Kennedy become known for when he debated political arguments during the presidential campaign in 1964?

4. What did Robert Kennedy discover about the Teamsters Union's president?

5. Who convinced an American President to invade Cuba in the 1960s?

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