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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-16: To the Department of Justice; the Pursuit of Justice: J. Edgar Hoover; The Pursuit of Justice: The Mob; The Pursuit of Justice: Civil Rights; The Pursuit of Justice: Ross Barnett and George Wallace; The Pursuit of Justice: Martin Luther K.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What party did Adlai Stevenson belong to?
(a) Progressive.
(b) Independent.
(c) Republican.
(d) Democratic.

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

4. Which two governors openly defied the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education?
(a) Strom Thurmond of Georgia and Clint Black of Florida.
(b) Ross Barnett of Mississippi and George Wallace of Alabama.
(c) Ross Barnett of Alabama and George Wallace of Mississippi.
(d) Taylor Manning of Tennessee and Roy Chace of South Carolina.

5. Who was appointed ambassador to England?
(a) Patrick Fitzgerald.
(b) Joe Kennedy.
(c) Rose McAllister.
(d) Edward Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did John F. Kennedy succeed in achieving as a Senator?

2. Which issue did Robert Kennedy think posed the greatest threat facing the nation?

3. Who was President of the Teamsters Union?

4. Who scared away most witnesses from testifying against him?

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

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