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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 placed nuclear missiles on Cuban soil in the 1960s?
(a) Robert Kennedy.
(b) Soviet President Khrushchev.
(c) Joe McCarthy.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

2. What payments were made to the Cuban dictator to release prisoners?
(a) Food, money, and drugs.
(b) Gold and silver.
(c) Gold and cash.
(d) Transfer of authority over waterways.

3. How did the American government sully its reputation abroad during the 1960s?
(a) By refusing to engage in war.
(b) By advocating democracy.
(c) By offering aid to despotic governments.
(d) By refusing to compromise beliefs.

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

5. What disastrous incident failed miserably in Cuba and resulted in the death of numerous invading troops?
(a) Hasta Luego.
(b) Capturing the citadel.
(c) Bay of Pigs.
(d) Port de Santiago.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the first Black justice official appointed by the Attorney General?

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

4. Where did Hoover get most of his information about organized crime?

5. Which issue did Robert Kennedy think posed the greatest threat facing the nation?

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