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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. With whom did Robert Kennedy travel in the 1950s to the Soviet Union?
(a) Joe McCarthy.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Justice Douglas.
(d) Jimmy Hoffa.

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

3. Who wanted a blockade and negotiation with Cuba when they heard about the missiles?
(a) Pentagon.
(b) Doves.
(c) CIA.
(d) Hawks.

4. Whose Vice-Presidential bid failed in 1956?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Joe McCarthy.
(c) Patrick Kennedy.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

5. What did Robert Kennedy find was a frequent result of poverty?
(a) Juvenile deliquency.
(b) Depression.
(c) Armed robbery.
(d) Theft.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was a major area of contention between Hoover and Robert Kennedy?

3. What did Robert Kennedy think were the two reasons for juvenile delinquency?

4. Under what president had the Pentagon grown very popular prior to John Kennedy assuming office?

5. Who wanted to immediately take action to retaliate against the placement of missiles in Cuba?

(see the answer key)

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