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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did America have to do to prevent the rise of Communism?
(a) Give away land.
(b) Lead insurgent armies.
(c) Install a puppet regime in Indochina.
(d) Become more involved in world affairs.

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

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

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

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

6. What were the two major issues surrounding the John F. Kennedy bid for the presidency?
(a) Socialism and green economics.
(b) War and anarchy.
(c) Communism and labor rights.
(d) Catholicism and civil rights.

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

8. What is counter-insurgency?
(a) The fight of local citizens against oppressive governments.
(b) The war efforts of underground citizens supported by the American military.
(c) Guerilla warfare.
(d) Efforts of governments in emerging countries to fight revolutionaries trying to overthrow them.

9. Under what president had the Pentagon grown very popular prior to John Kennedy assuming office?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Taft.
(c) Carter.
(d) Eisenhower.

10. Where did the Kennedy own homes?
(a) New York, Boston, and San Francisco.
(b) Bermuda, Charleston, and Boston.
(c) Hyannis Port, Palm Beach, and Bronxville.
(d) Hilton Head, Charlottesville, and St. Thomas.

11. What event in Wisconsin invoked the ire of Republicans?
(a) The worker strike against Kohler plumbing.
(b) Unfair labor practices.
(c) Communist demonstrations.
(d) Bargaining on behalf of the company.

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

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

14. Who scared away most witnesses from testifying against him?
(a) Jimmy Hoffa.
(b) Joe McCarthy.
(c) Walter Reuther.
(d) Herbert Hoover.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who married a banking millionaire and had nine children?

2. Who was murdered during the admittance of black students into college in Alabama?

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

4. What did Robert Kennedy discover about the Teamsters Union's president?

5. Who wanted a blockade and negotiation with Cuba when they heard about the missiles?

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