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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was prosecuted by the Attorney General Robert Kennedy for taking a bribe?
(a) Eunice Kennedy.
(b) George Wallace.
(c) J. Vincent Keoh.
(d) Lyndon B. Johnson.

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

3. Who was the first Black justice official appointed by the Attorney General?
(a) Burke Marshall.
(b) Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
(c) Robert McAllister.
(d) George Wallace.

4. What organizations had numerous opponents to John Kennedy's foreign policy?
(a) Pentagon and CIA.
(b) World Bank and IMF.
(c) FBI and Justice Department.
(d) NRA and CIA.

5. What was American policy in the emerging nations of Asia and Africa?
(a) To prevent the spread of communism.
(b) To overthrow existing governments.
(c) To wage war against despots.
(d) To spread democracy.

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

7. Who did the most notorious anti-trust case to come under investigation involve?
(a) Paper mill companies.
(b) Telephone companies.
(c) Six steel companies.
(d) Automobile workers.

8. In his role in the Senate Investigations Committee, what did Robert Kennedy gain a reputation for being?
(a) A wimp.
(b) A liar.
(c) A skilled and thorough investigator.
(d) A troublemaker.

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

10. Whose Senate campaign did Robert Kennedy manage?
(a) Kathleen McAllister.
(b) Margaret Eunice.
(c) Rose Hoover.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

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

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

13. How did the American government sully its reputation abroad during the 1960s?
(a) By advocating democracy.
(b) By offering aid to despotic governments.
(c) By refusing to compromise beliefs.
(d) By refusing to engage in war.

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

15. Who wanted to immediately take action to retaliate against the placement of missiles in Cuba?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Doves.
(c) Pentagon.
(d) CIA.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role was Robert F. Kenned a great choice for but hesitant to take on for fear of nepotism?

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

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

4. What were two measures the Attorney General Robert Kennedy took to repair inequality in the court system?

5. After the landmark anti-trust case, what distinction occurred between the two political parties?

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