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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 Robert Kennedy find about the comparative treatment of individuals in the court system?
(a) The ones who were illiterate suffered the most.
(b) Those with money for bail and personal counsel usually were released.
(c) The ones who came from wealthy families were never prosecuted.
(d) Those who were poor always rotted in jails.

2. What was on the mind of Americans when John Kennedy was elected as President?
(a) World War II.
(b) Fascism.
(c) Cold War.
(d) Post-industrial boom.

3. Who did John F. Kennedy run against in the 1960 presidential primary?
(a) Communists and Socialists.
(b) Robert Kennedy and Jimmy Hoffa.
(c) Joe McCarthy and Walter Reuther.
(d) Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey.

4. What relationship continued to deteriorate in 1964?
(a) Between Hoover and Hoffa.
(b) Between Lyndon B. Johnson and Jimmy Hoffa.
(c) Between Lyndon B. Johnson and Robert Kennedy.
(d) Between Robert Kennedy and Herbert Hoover.

5. What did Robert Kennedy become known for when he debated political arguments during the presidential campaign in 1964?
(a) His charismatic personality.
(b) His passion and bluntness.
(c) His sly attitude.
(d) His ruthlessness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did John Kennedy travel to Texas in November 1963?

2. Which organization worked outside the confines and control of any governmental branch or agency?

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

4. How did Hoover attempt to gain convictions of leftists?

5. Who placed nuclear missiles on Cuban soil in the 1960s?

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