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

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

3. What change occurred in the Investigations Committee as a direct result of John F. Kennedy's Senate move?
(a) Herbert Hoover became president of the FBI.
(b) Joe McCarthy gained popularity.
(c) The Committee focused on investigations instead of prosecutions.
(d) Labor got along well with the government.

4. Which son died in an explosion over France during the 1950s?
(a) Joe Jr.
(b) Patrick F.
(c) Robert F.
(d) John F.

5. Where did Robert Kennedy get a position because of his father's influence?
(a) House of Representatives.
(b) Attorney General's office.
(c) Senate.
(d) Senate Investigations Committee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event in Wisconsin invoked the ire of Republicans?

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

3. When Robert Kennedy began a career in the Justice Department, what was his family life like?

4. Who did Robert Kennedy marry?

5. Which child of the Kennedy clan had a mental disease?

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