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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 36-38: Images; The Dilemma; the Decision.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Robert Kennedy research poverty?
(a) In the library.
(b) Urban ghettos.
(c) In the courtroom.
(d) In a law firm.

2. In what five areas was civil rights legislation enforced?
(a) Federal parks, state parks, public buildings, airlines, and taxis.
(b) Security, commerce, research, legislation, and justice.
(c) Education, transportation, suffrage, housing, and employment.
(d) Marriage, home ownership, bus travel, shared housing, and community dining.

3. Who began to study the migrant poor in America in the late 1960s?
(a) Cesar Chavez.
(b) Donald Trump.
(c) Herbert Humphrey.
(d) Robert Kennedy.

4. How many American troops were in Vietnam in 1968?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 525,000.
(d) 50,000.

5. What disastrous incident failed miserably in Cuba and resulted in the death of numerous invading troops?
(a) Port de Santiago.
(b) Bay of Pigs.
(c) Capturing the citadel.
(d) Hasta Luego.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Robert Kennedy hesitant to run for political office in 1968?

2. What did American political parties press for in Vietnam in the 1960s?

3. What region of the world resented American interference to assist French armed forces?

4. What did Robert Kennedy promise to third-world countries?

5. Who was exempted from the mandatory 70-year old retirement in 1964?

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