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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18: The Politics of Justice; Justice and Poverty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was prosecuted by the Attorney General Robert Kennedy for taking a bribe?
(a) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(b) J. Vincent Keoh.
(c) Eunice Kennedy.
(d) George Wallace.

2. What two national issues gave the FBI director prominence?
(a) Civil unrest and anarchy.
(b) Global genocide and environmental catastrophes.
(c) Communism and Naziism.
(d) War and starvation.

3. Who did Robert Kennedy appoint to investigate anti-trust violations?
(a) Joseph Smith.
(b) William Orrick.
(c) David Hackett.
(d) Bob Barkett.

4. What favorite activity of Hoover's did Kennedy severely limit?
(a) Forced imprisonment.
(b) Concentration camps.
(c) Wiretapping.
(d) Investigative reporting.

5. Who died in a plane crash when Robert Kennedy married?
(a) Ethel Skakel.
(b) Rosemary Eunice.
(c) Kathleen Kennedy.
(d) Rose Hoover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What party did Adlai Stevenson belong to?

2. What discouraged Robert Kennedy during his work in the Justice Department?

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

4. Whose Senate campaign did Robert Kennedy manage?

5. What immigrants were not popular in the 1800s in America?

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