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

2. Who was a staunch Democrat in an era of Republican dominance?

3. What organizations had numerous opponents to John Kennedy's foreign policy?

4. What was the policy of diplomacy ascribed to by Robert and John Kennedy?

5. Who was the first Black justice official appointed by the Attorney General?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the controversy surrounding the candidate for Attorney General?

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

6. Describe how Robert Kennedy's travels abroad affected his study and subsequent work.

7. Describe Joseph McCarthy.

8. What action did Robert Kennedy take to enforce the 1954 Brown v Board of Education decision in the south?

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

10. How did Joe become involved in politics?

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

Explain the role of black people in the rural South during the 1950s and 1960s. What rights did they have or lack? What freedoms, restrictions, and rules did they have? How does that differ from what they have today in America?

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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