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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 30-33: The Foreign Policy Breach: Latin America; Vietnam Legacy; The Breach Widens: Vietnam; The Breach Widens: South Africa, New York.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was appointed ambassador to England?
(a) Patrick Fitzgerald.
(b) Edward Kennedy.
(c) Rose McAllister.
(d) Joe Kennedy.

2. Which institution opposed the changes happening in the Justice Department?
(a) CIA.
(b) Security Council.
(c) FBI.
(d) Pentagon.

3. Who was a staunch Democrat in an era of Republican dominance?
(a) Jason Fried.
(b) Walter Reuther.
(c) Joe McCarthy.
(d) Jimmy Hoffa.

4. When Robert Kennedy began a career in the Justice Department, what was his family life like?
(a) His wife was pregnant with their first child.
(b) He had five children.
(c) He did not have a family.
(d) His family had all died in the war.

5. Who was paranoid about losing the election in 1964?
(a) Robert Kennedy.
(b) Herbert Hoover.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) Robert Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were two personal friends of the Kennedy family that were also prosecuted?

2. Who did Robert Kennedy spend time trying to assist for most of his career?

3. What disastrous incident failed miserably in Cuba and resulted in the death of numerous invading troops?

4. How did the American government sully its reputation abroad during the 1960s?

5. Who witnessed poverty firsthand and saw postwar devastation in Europe?

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