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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10: The First Investigating Committee: Joe McCarthy; Interlude: William O. Doublas and Adlai Stevenson; The Second Investigating Committee: Jimmy Hoffa; The Second Investigating Committee: Walter Reuther; 1960.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his role in the Senate Investigations Committee, what did Robert Kennedy gain a reputation for being?
(a) A troublemaker.
(b) A skilled and thorough investigator.
(c) A liar.
(d) A wimp.

2. Who was appointed ambassador to England?
(a) Rose McAllister.
(b) Patrick Fitzgerald.
(c) Edward Kennedy.
(d) Joe Kennedy.

3. Who was President of the Teamsters Union?
(a) Walter Reuther.
(b) Herbert Hoover.
(c) Jimmy Hoffa.
(d) Joe McCarthy.

4. Who witnessed poverty firsthand and saw postwar devastation in Europe?
(a) Robert F. Kennedy.
(b) Robert McAllister.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Thomas Gould.

5. Who did Robert Kennedy marry?
(a) Ethel Skakel.
(b) Kathleen McAllister.
(c) Rose Hoover.
(d) Rosemary Eunice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What immigrants were not popular in the 1800s in America?

3. What did Robert Kennedy discover about the Teamsters Union's president?

4. What discouraged Robert Kennedy during his work in the Justice Department?

5. Who traveled to Asia and witnessed the new nationalism arising in those countries?

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