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

2. Who did Robert Kennedy spend time trying to assist for most of his career?
(a) The argumentative Southern Baptists.
(b) The feisty Boston Whalers.
(c) The poor and disenfranchised.
(d) The wealthy suburban Democrats.

3. What role was Robert F. Kenned a great choice for but hesitant to take on for fear of nepotism?
(a) Supreme Court Judge.
(b) President.
(c) Attorney General.
(d) Vice-President.

4. Who was prosecuted by the Attorney General Robert Kennedy for taking a bribe?
(a) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(b) J. Vincent Keoh.
(c) George Wallace.
(d) Eunice Kennedy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who convinced an American President to invade Cuba in the 1960s?

2. What discouraged Robert Kennedy during his work in the Justice Department?

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

4. Why was Robert Kennedy considered a reformer in America during the 1960s?

5. What did Robert Kennedy think was the source of all the nation's ills?

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