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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 event in Wisconsin invoked the ire of Republicans?
(a) Bargaining on behalf of the company.
(b) Communist demonstrations.
(c) The worker strike against Kohler plumbing.
(d) Unfair labor practices.

2. Which child of the Kennedy clan had a mental disease?
(a) Jean.
(b) John.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Eunice.

3. Who provided the American ground troops for Vietnam?
(a) America's poor.
(b) Corporations.
(c) Republican party officials.
(d) America's elite Ivy League school graduates.

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

5. What disastrous incident failed miserably in Cuba and resulted in the death of numerous invading troops?
(a) Hasta Luego.
(b) Capturing the citadel.
(c) Bay of Pigs.
(d) Port de Santiago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Robert Kennedy want to promote tough legislation through his role in the Senate?

2. What two issues did Robert Kennedy choose to address from 1963 onwards?

3. Who resigned as Attorney General in 1964?

4. What gained popularity in Vietnam in the 1960s?

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

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