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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-16: To the Department of Justice; the Pursuit of Justice: J. Edgar Hoover; The Pursuit of Justice: The Mob; The Pursuit of Justice: Civil Rights; The Pursuit of Justice: Ross Barnett and George Wallace; The Pursuit of Justice: Martin Luther K.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Robert Kennedy discover about the Teamsters Union's president?
(a) Hoffa was involved with organized crime.
(b) The president went to Vietnam to raise civil unrest.
(c) The president started anarchist demonstrations.
(d) The president was responsible for the assassination of diplomats.

2. What were the two major issues surrounding the John F. Kennedy bid for the presidency?
(a) Socialism and green economics.
(b) Communism and labor rights.
(c) Catholicism and civil rights.
(d) War and anarchy.

3. Who was a staunch Democrat in an era of Republican dominance?
(a) Joe McCarthy.
(b) Jimmy Hoffa.
(c) Walter Reuther.
(d) Jason Fried.

4. What immigrants were not popular in the 1800s in America?
(a) English.
(b) German.
(c) Irish.
(d) French.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which child of the Kennedy clan had a mental disease?

2. What was the primary fear concerning these nations for Americans?

3. Which issue did Robert Kennedy think posed the greatest threat facing the nation?

4. When Robert Kennedy began a career in the Justice Department, what was his family life like?

5. What change occurred in the Investigations Committee as a direct result of John F. Kennedy's Senate move?

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