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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 did John F. Kennedy succeed in achieving as a Senator?
(a) Imprisoning Walter Reuther.
(b) Imprisoning Jimmy Hoffa.
(c) Demonstrating on behalf of Communists.
(d) Passage of a labor law with a secret ballot in union leadership elections.

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

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

4. Who was President of the Teamsters Union?
(a) Walter Reuther.
(b) Joe McCarthy.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Jimmy Hoffa.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were the two major issues surrounding the John F. Kennedy bid for the presidency?

3. What was a major area of contention between Hoover and Robert Kennedy?

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

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

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