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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who died in a plane crash when Robert Kennedy married?
(a) Rose Hoover.
(b) Rosemary Eunice.
(c) Kathleen Kennedy.
(d) Ethel Skakel.

3. What disastrous incident failed miserably in Cuba and resulted in the death of numerous invading troops?
(a) Capturing the citadel.
(b) Port de Santiago.
(c) Hasta Luego.
(d) Bay of Pigs.

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

5. Who did Robert Kennedy marry?
(a) Rosemary Eunice.
(b) Rose Hoover.
(c) Kathleen McAllister.
(d) Ethel Skakel.

6. Which two governors openly defied the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education?
(a) Ross Barnett of Mississippi and George Wallace of Alabama.
(b) Taylor Manning of Tennessee and Roy Chace of South Carolina.
(c) Strom Thurmond of Georgia and Clint Black of Florida.
(d) Ross Barnett of Alabama and George Wallace of Mississippi.

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

8. What organization was created to support American foreign policy in the 1960s?
(a) United Nations.
(b) IMF.
(c) World Council on Hunger.
(d) Peace Corps.

9. Where did Robert Kennedy get a position because of his father's influence?
(a) Senate Investigations Committee.
(b) Senate.
(c) Attorney General's office.
(d) House of Representatives.

10. How did Hoover attempt to gain convictions of leftists?
(a) Through hard facts.
(b) Through forced imprisonment.
(c) Through innuendos and associations.
(d) Through investigative hearings.

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

12. Who traveled to Asia and witnessed the new nationalism arising in those countries?
(a) Patrick and John Kennedy.
(b) John and Robert Kennedy.
(c) Herbert and Rose Hoover.
(d) Kathleen and Margaret Eunice.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had terrifying power as the head of the FBI?

2. What did Robert Kennedy think was the source of all the nation's ills?

3. What did John F. Kennedy succeed in achieving as a Senator?

4. As Attorney General, what did Robert Kennedy become well known for?

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

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