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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who assisted in secret negotiations with Castro?
(a) Khruschev.
(b) John Donovan.
(c) Mikhail Gorbachev.
(d) Vladimir Putin.

2. How did Robert Kennedy secure the release American prisoners in the early 1960s?
(a) Through a submarine.
(b) Through bombing Cuba.
(c) Through an air attack.
(d) Through secret negotations with Castro.

3. What did Robert Kennedy find out when he traveled to Latin America?
(a) The people resented American support of despotic governments simply for being anti-Communist.
(b) The Latin American people were violently oppressed by dictators.
(c) Latin America was under heavy bombardment.
(d) The people were wildly enthusiastic about his arrival.

4. What became the new policy of the Johnson administration toward Latin America in the 1960s?
(a) Create democracy.
(b) Eradicate poverty.
(c) Overthrow governments.
(d) Support U.S. corporations doing business there.

5. Who was paranoid about losing the election in 1964?
(a) Robert Brown.
(b) Herbert Hoover.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) Robert Kennedy.

6. Which segment of the American population began to support Robert Kennedy's view of the war in 1967?
(a) Middle class.
(b) Poorest Americans.
(c) Ivy League graduates.
(d) Richest Americans.

7. Who was the hated dictator in former Indochina in the 1960s?
(a) Laos.
(b) Saigon.
(c) Ho Chi Minh.
(d) Diem.

8. What relationship continued to deteriorate in 1964?
(a) Between Hoover and Hoffa.
(b) Between Lyndon B. Johnson and Jimmy Hoffa.
(c) Between Robert Kennedy and Herbert Hoover.
(d) Between Lyndon B. Johnson and Robert Kennedy.

9. After riots in 1967, where did President Johnson's focus shift?
(a) Housing.
(b) Internal security and crime control.
(c) Economy.
(d) Civil rights.

10. What did Robert Kennedy become known for when he debated political arguments during the presidential campaign in 1964?
(a) His ruthlessness.
(b) His sly attitude.
(c) His charismatic personality.
(d) His passion and bluntness.

11. What organization assisted in social and economic reform in Latin America and thus prevented Communist takeovers?
(a) Alliance for Progress.
(b) Treasury Department.
(c) CIA.
(d) FBI.

12. Why was Robert Kennedy hesitant to run for political office in 1968?
(a) He did not want to lose.
(b) He did not want to run against someone of his own party.
(c) He felt angry.
(d) He did not like politics.

13. According to Robert Kennedy, what needed to be addressed in America to move forward peacefully?
(a) Suffering.
(b) Religious strife.
(c) Disease.
(d) Racial discord.

14. Why did some Americans believe that staying in Vietnam was important?
(a) To win the popular vote.
(b) To stop civil war in America.
(c) To prevent the spread of Communism.
(d) To build bigger American corporations.

15. What did Robert Kennedy promise to third-world countries?
(a) Aid.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Puppet regimes.
(d) Weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Robert Kennedy's margin when he won a Senate seat in New York?

2. Why was Robert Kennedy considered a reformer in America during the 1960s?

3. Why did Robert Kennedy want to promote tough legislation through his role in the Senate?

4. What was the name of the insurgent guerrilla force in southern Vietnam in the 1960s?

5. When Robert Kennedy returned to the Justice Department after the death of his brother, who did he find in charge?

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