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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one of the first actions taken by the new Attorney General for the Kennedy administration?
(a) To put Cuban revolutionists into prison.
(b) To build bigger prisons.
(c) To make the Justice Department less formal and holding meetings with virtually all employees.
(d) To outlaw the Confederate flag.

2. Who did Robert Kennedy secretly negotiate a truce with that ended the Cuban missile crisis?
(a) Stalin and Khruschev.
(b) Hoover and Castro.
(c) Castro and McCarthy.
(d) Dobrynin and Bolshakov.

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

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

5. What change occurred in the Investigations Committee as a direct result of John F. Kennedy's Senate move?
(a) Joe McCarthy gained popularity.
(b) The Committee focused on investigations instead of prosecutions.
(c) Herbert Hoover became president of the FBI.
(d) Labor got along well with the government.

6. What apathetic division of the Justice department did Robert Kennedy try to change?
(a) The social services division.
(b) The special services division.
(c) The criminal justice division.
(d) The anti-trust division.

7. Who had terrifying power as the head of the FBI?
(a) J. Edgar Hoover.
(b) George Wallace.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Walter Mondale.

8. Where did Robert Kennedy research poverty?
(a) In a law firm.
(b) In the courtroom.
(c) In the library.
(d) Urban ghettos.

9. As Attorney General, what did Robert Kennedy become well known for?
(a) Ineptitude.
(b) Cowardice.
(c) Ruthlessness.
(d) High expectations and ideals.

10. Why did Robert Kennedy spearhead covert negotiations with Castro?
(a) For building a defense base.
(b) For access to drugs.
(c) For access to Soviet missiles.
(d) To gain the release of American prisoners.

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

12. What role was Robert F. Kenned a great choice for but hesitant to take on for fear of nepotism?
(a) Attorney General.
(b) President.
(c) Supreme Court Judge.
(d) Vice-President.

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

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

15. Who embarked upon a witch hunt to expel Communists from America?
(a) John Kennedy.
(b) Joe McCarthy.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Jimmy Hoffa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did America have to do to prevent the rise of Communism?

2. In his role in the Senate Investigations Committee, what did Robert Kennedy gain a reputation for being?

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

4. Who was appointed ambassador to England?

5. Whose Vice-Presidential bid failed in 1956?

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