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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 one of the first actions taken by the new Attorney General for the Kennedy administration?
(a) To outlaw the Confederate flag.
(b) To build bigger prisons.
(c) To make the Justice Department less formal and holding meetings with virtually all employees.
(d) To put Cuban revolutionists into prison.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was murdered during the admittance of black students into college in Alabama?

2. ______________ was Irish, an ardent anti-Communist, and liked by the Kennedy family initially.

3. What did Robert Kennedy discover about the Teamsters Union's president?

4. Whose Vice-Presidential bid failed in 1956?

5. Which two governors openly defied the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education?

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