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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. What was a major area of contention between Hoover and Robert Kennedy?
(a) Anarchy.
(b) Communists.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Civil rights.

2. What three organizations did Robert Kennedy enlist support from?
(a) UNICEF, World Bank, and IMF.
(b) Bureau of Narcotics, IRS, and the Interstate Commerce Commission.
(c) NRDC, EPA, and Security Commission.
(d) FBI, CIA, and Pentagon.

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

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

5. In what five areas was civil rights legislation enforced?
(a) Security, commerce, research, legislation, and justice.
(b) Education, transportation, suffrage, housing, and employment.
(c) Federal parks, state parks, public buildings, airlines, and taxis.
(d) Marriage, home ownership, bus travel, shared housing, and community dining.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Hoover get most of his information about organized crime?

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

4. What change occurred in the Investigations Committee as a direct result of John F. Kennedy's Senate move?

5. What dilemma faced the Justice Department when civil rights leaders in the South were brutalized?

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