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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18: The Politics of Justice; Justice and Poverty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Robert Kennedy began a career in the Justice Department, what was his family life like?
(a) His family had all died in the war.
(b) He did not have a family.
(c) He had five children.
(d) His wife was pregnant with their first child.

2. What did the Asian countries yearn to be free of?
(a) Southern insurgents.
(b) Communist influence.
(c) Violent anarchists.
(d) European imperialism.

3. Who led the United Automobile Workers (UAW)?
(a) Walter Reuther.
(b) Joe McCarthy.
(c) Jimmy Hoffa.
(d) Herbert Hoover.

4. Which two governors openly defied the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education?
(a) Strom Thurmond of Georgia and Clint Black of Florida.
(b) Ross Barnett of Alabama and George Wallace of Mississippi.
(c) Ross Barnett of Mississippi and George Wallace of Alabama.
(d) Taylor Manning of Tennessee and Roy Chace of South Carolina.

5. Where did Robert Kennedy get a position because of his father's influence?
(a) House of Representatives.
(b) Senate.
(c) Attorney General's office.
(d) Senate Investigations Committee.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Robert Kennedy appoint to investigate anti-trust violations?

3. What did Robert Kennedy study at Harvard?

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

5. Who was prosecuted by the Attorney General Robert Kennedy for taking a bribe?

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