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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 was a major area of contention between Hoover and Robert Kennedy?
(a) Anarchy.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Communists.
(d) Civil rights.

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

3. Who was murdered during the admittance of black students into college in Alabama?
(a) Rosa Parks.
(b) George Wallace.
(c) Medger Evans.
(d) Robert Brown.

4. Who convinced an American President to invade Cuba in the 1960s?
(a) Fidel Castro.
(b) Robert Kennedy.
(c) CIA.
(d) Jorge Guerra.

5. Where did the Kennedy own homes?
(a) Hyannis Port, Palm Beach, and Bronxville.
(b) New York, Boston, and San Francisco.
(c) Bermuda, Charleston, and Boston.
(d) Hilton Head, Charlottesville, and St. Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Asian countries yearn to be free of?

2. Who placed nuclear missiles on Cuban soil in the 1960s?

3. What two national issues gave the FBI director prominence?

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

5. What apathetic division of the Justice department did Robert Kennedy try to change?

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