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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. What were two measures the Attorney General Robert Kennedy took to repair inequality in the court system?

2. During the 1960s, what emerged as the primary U.S. goal with foreign relations?

3. What disastrous incident failed miserably in Cuba and resulted in the death of numerous invading troops?

4. Who led the United Automobile Workers (UAW)?

5. What favorite activity of Hoover's did Kennedy severely limit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Robert Kennedy do in New York to improve the lives of the poverty-stricken?

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

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

5. Describe Robert Kennedy's actions regarding the notorious investigation against six large steel companies.

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

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

8. How did Joe become involved in politics?

9. How did the American government react to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

10. What was the direct political result of Robert Kennedy's investigation of the six steel companies in the anti-trust case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief portrait study of Robert Kennedy. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What motivated him through his life? How did he change from the beginning of the book, to his work in the Justice Department, and finally as a candidate for President?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Bay of Pigs Incident and its effect on America's reputation. What action did the Kennedy government take to remedy the situation? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

The four rhetorical modes of writing are exposition, argumentation, description, and narration. Which mode or modes are used in this book and how? List at least one example of each mode you find in the book. Explain what reason Schlesinger might have had for using it.

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