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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. Where did Robert Kennedy research poverty?
(a) In the library.
(b) Urban ghettos.
(c) In a law firm.
(d) In the courtroom.

2. Which two governors openly defied the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education?
(a) Ross Barnett of Alabama and George Wallace of Mississippi.
(b) Ross Barnett of Mississippi and George Wallace of Alabama.
(c) Strom Thurmond of Georgia and Clint Black of Florida.
(d) Taylor Manning of Tennessee and Roy Chace of South Carolina.

3. Which institution opposed the changes happening in the Justice Department?
(a) FBI.
(b) Security Council.
(c) CIA.
(d) Pentagon.

4. Why did John Kennedy travel to Texas in November 1963?
(a) To visit his grandmother.
(b) To start the Vietnam War.
(c) To promote himself and fellow elected officials to the public.
(d) To meet with Lyndon B. Johnson.

5. Who was a staunch Democrat in an era of Republican dominance?
(a) Joe McCarthy.
(b) Walter Reuther.
(c) Jason Fried.
(d) Jimmy Hoffa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fed rumors to Johnson about Robert Kennedy?

2. What was one of the first actions taken by the new Attorney General for the Kennedy administration?

3. What did Robert Kennedy find was a frequent result of poverty?

4. Who was prosecuted by the Attorney General Robert Kennedy for taking a bribe?

5. Who did Robert Kennedy appoint to investigate anti-trust violations?

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