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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. 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.

2. What did Robert Kennedy think were the two reasons for juvenile delinquency?
(a) Education and community involvement.
(b) Nutrition and sleep.
(c) Safety and cleanliness.
(d) Lack of opportunity and access to a middle class life.

3. Who traveled to Asia and witnessed the new nationalism arising in those countries?
(a) Herbert and Rose Hoover.
(b) John and Robert Kennedy.
(c) Patrick and John Kennedy.
(d) Kathleen and Margaret Eunice.

4. What did Robert Kennedy study at Harvard?
(a) History.
(b) Constitutional law.
(c) International business.
(d) E-commerce.

5. What were the two major issues surrounding the John F. Kennedy bid for the presidency?
(a) War and anarchy.
(b) Communism and labor rights.
(c) Catholicism and civil rights.
(d) Socialism and green economics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who married a banking millionaire and had nine children?

2. What was a difficult decision that the Attorney General Robert Kennedy faced during judicial prosecutions?

3. Who did Robert Kennedy work within New York to build a model community program?

4. How did Hoover attempt to gain convictions of leftists?

5. Which two offices did the FBI director covertly oppose?

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