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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose Vice-Presidential bid failed in 1956?

2. Whose Senate campaign did Robert Kennedy manage?

3. Where did Robert Kennedy get a position because of his father's influence?

4. With whom did Robert Kennedy travel in the 1950s to the Soviet Union?

5. Who did Robert Kennedy appoint to investigate anti-trust violations?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Robert Kennedy assist his brother in his 1960 Presidential campaign?

2. What role did Robert Kennedy play in the early 1950s in government?

3. How did Joe become involved in politics?

4. How did the CIA act on its own accord in Cuba at this time?

5. What action taken by Soviet leader Khrushchev immediately caused a red alert for American security?

6. Describe Walter Reuther's position that antagonized Republicans.

7. What was Robert Kennedy's role in the investigation of Kohler Plumbing?

8. How did Robert Kennedy unknowingly restrict Hoover's secret techniques for investigation?

9. Whose appointment as an Assistant Attorney General invoked rage, and what was the immediate consequence of this action?

10. What action did Robert Kennedy take to avert the escalation of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In your opinion, if John F. Kennedy had not been assassinated, what do you think would have been different in the political scene? What effect would this have on Robert Kennedy's political aspirations? What effect would this have had on civil rights legislation? Explain your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one instance on the theme of loss. Identify at least two instances of loss in the book. Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of the Brown versus Board of Education ruling in relationship to Medgar Evans.

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