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

2. What did Kennedy's studies of slum squalor in America during the 1960s reveal?

3. What gained popularity in Vietnam in the 1960s?

4. When John Kennedy stood for reelection, what was the country enamored by?

5. Who assisted in secret negotiations with Castro?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Robert Kennedy put his attention in 1967?

2. What happened during the 1963 election campaign that devastated Robert Kennedy?

3. After Robert Kennedy left the government, what changes happened in the Justice Department?

4. What was happening to the American people as the Vietnam War dragged on?

5. How did Robert Kennedy differ from the American military community in his view of what the country needed to focus on for peace and prosperity?

6. What did Robert Kennedy do after he resigned as Attorney General?

7. What did Robert Kennedy think were the most important issues facing America?

8. What did Robert Kennedy think about the war in Vietnam?

9. How did Robert Kennedy differ from Lyndon B. Johnson on national issues?

10. What did Robert Kennedy discover when he traveled abroad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robert Kennedy made several trips abroad, some alone and some with his brother. Each trip affected him profoundly. Describe two examples of trips abroad taken by Kennedy and their effects on his life choices and decision-making. What choices did he make subsequently that reflected his awareness of the longings and frustrations of people in developing nations? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

In this book, Schlesinger discusses many significant issues facing the American justice system in the 1950s and 1960s such as organized crime, civil rights legislation, and accountability. What was Robert Kennedy's position on each of these issues? How did his political stance (both rhetoric and action) result in the characterization of an honest, blunt, and passionate prosecutor?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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