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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. When Robert Kennedy returned to the Justice Department after the death of his brother, who did he find in charge?
(a) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(b) George Wallace.
(c) Robert Brown.
(d) Steve Moody.

2. What was a major area of contention between Hoover and Robert Kennedy?
(a) Civil rights.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Anarchy.
(d) Communists.

3. What favorite activity of Hoover's did Kennedy severely limit?
(a) Concentration camps.
(b) Investigative reporting.
(c) Forced imprisonment.
(d) Wiretapping.

4. What did the CIA attempt to do to Fidel Castro and failed?
(a) Win him over.
(b) Promote him.
(c) Assassinate him.
(d) Educate him.

5. Which child of the Kennedy clan had a mental disease?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Jean.
(c) John.
(d) Eunice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did John F. Kennedy run against in the 1960 presidential primary?

2. Who died in a plane crash when Robert Kennedy married?

3. What relationship continued to deteriorate in 1964?

4. What did Robert Kennedy openly criticize about American policy in Vietnam?

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

(see the answer key)

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