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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 36-38: Images; The Dilemma; the Decision.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who led the United Automobile Workers (UAW)?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Joe McCarthy.
(c) Jimmy Hoffa.
(d) Walter Reuther.

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

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

4. Why was Robert Kennedy hesitant to run for political office in 1968?
(a) He did not like politics.
(b) He did not want to lose.
(c) He felt angry.
(d) He did not want to run against someone of his own party.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died in a plane crash when Robert Kennedy married?

2. What disastrous incident failed miserably in Cuba and resulted in the death of numerous invading troops?

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

4. What did Robert Kennedy see on reservations in the 1960s?

5. Who was murdered during the admittance of black students into college in Alabama?

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