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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18: The Politics of Justice; Justice and Poverty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What region of the world resented American interference to assist French armed forces?
(a) Fiji.
(b) Indochina.
(c) Philippines.
(d) Australia.

2. Who died in a plane crash when Robert Kennedy married?
(a) Rose Hoover.
(b) Ethel Skakel.
(c) Kathleen Kennedy.
(d) Rosemary Eunice.

3. Who was murdered during the admittance of black students into college in Alabama?
(a) Robert Brown.
(b) Medger Evans.
(c) George Wallace.
(d) Rosa Parks.

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

5. What did Robert Kennedy find was a frequent result of poverty?
(a) Depression.
(b) Theft.
(c) Armed robbery.
(d) Juvenile deliquency.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Asian countries yearn to be free of?

2. What was a difficult decision that the Attorney General Robert Kennedy faced during judicial prosecutions?

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

4. Who did Robert Kennedy marry?

5. What were the two major issues surrounding the John F. Kennedy bid for the presidency?

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