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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 34-35: Time of Troubles; Tribune of the Underclass.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who began to study the migrant poor in America in the late 1960s?
(a) Robert Kennedy.
(b) Cesar Chavez.
(c) Herbert Humphrey.
(d) Donald Trump.

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

3. Who did John F. Kennedy run against in the 1960 presidential primary?
(a) Joe McCarthy and Walter Reuther.
(b) Robert Kennedy and Jimmy Hoffa.
(c) Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey.
(d) Communists and Socialists.

4. Who were two personal friends of the Kennedy family that were also prosecuted?
(a) Joe McCarthy and Robert McNamara.
(b) Oleg Cassini's brother and James Landis.
(c) Herbert Hoover and Edward Brown.
(d) Bobby Barker and George Wallace.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization assisted in social and economic reform in Latin America and thus prevented Communist takeovers?

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

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

4. Why did John Kennedy travel to Texas in November 1963?

5. Who was paranoid about losing the election in 1964?

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