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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. How did Hoover attempt to gain convictions of leftists?
(a) Through innuendos and associations.
(b) Through forced imprisonment.
(c) Through investigative hearings.
(d) Through hard facts.

2. What event in Wisconsin invoked the ire of Republicans?
(a) Unfair labor practices.
(b) Communist demonstrations.
(c) Bargaining on behalf of the company.
(d) The worker strike against Kohler plumbing.

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

4. What immigrants were not popular in the 1800s in America?
(a) German.
(b) Irish.
(c) French.
(d) English.

5. What was the old practice of American politics?
(a) Fathers gave sons jobs.
(b) Political decisions were made in small rooms, and "bosses" controlled who ran for office.
(c) Young people were energized to mobilize powerful political campaigns.
(d) The Italian mob controlled all political decision-making.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was appointed ambassador to England?

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

3. What three organizations did Robert Kennedy enlist support from?

4. In his role in the Senate Investigations Committee, what did Robert Kennedy gain a reputation for being?

5. Whose Senate campaign did Robert Kennedy manage?

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