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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-22: The Kennedys and the Cold War; the CIA and Counterinsurgency; The Cuban Connection: I; Robert Kennedy and the Missile Crisis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What change occurred in the Investigations Committee as a direct result of John F. Kennedy's Senate move?
(a) The Committee focused on investigations instead of prosecutions.
(b) Herbert Hoover became president of the FBI.
(c) Joe McCarthy gained popularity.
(d) Labor got along well with the government.

2. Which organization worked outside the confines and control of any governmental branch or agency?
(a) CIA.
(b) FBI.
(c) Pentagon.
(d) Civil rights.

3. Who witnessed poverty firsthand and saw postwar devastation in Europe?
(a) Robert F. Kennedy.
(b) Robert McAllister.
(c) Thomas Gould.
(d) Herbert Hoover.

4. What apathetic division of the Justice department did Robert Kennedy try to change?
(a) The criminal justice division.
(b) The social services division.
(c) The special services division.
(d) The anti-trust division.

5. What payments were made to the Cuban dictator to release prisoners?
(a) Food, money, and drugs.
(b) Transfer of authority over waterways.
(c) Gold and cash.
(d) Gold and silver.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the primary fear concerning these nations for Americans?

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

4. What did Attorney General Robert Kennedy discover during the process of judicial appointments?

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

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