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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10: The First Investigating Committee: Joe McCarthy; Interlude: William O. Doublas and Adlai Stevenson; The Second Investigating Committee: Jimmy Hoffa; The Second Investigating Committee: Walter Reuther; 1960.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In his role in the Senate Investigations Committee, what did Robert Kennedy gain a reputation for being?
(a) A wimp.
(b) A troublemaker.
(c) A skilled and thorough investigator.
(d) A liar.

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

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

5. What discouraged Robert Kennedy during his work in the Justice Department?
(a) Violation of civil rights.
(b) His inability to obtain indictments of the big players in labor and management corruption.
(c) Joe McCarthy's popularity.
(d) Death of his brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose Senate campaign did Robert Kennedy manage?

2. Where did the Kennedy own homes?

3. Who embarked upon a witch hunt to expel Communists from America?

4. Who did John F. Kennedy run against in the 1960 presidential primary?

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

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