This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-22: The Kennedys and the Cold War; the CIA and Counterinsurgency; The Cuban Connection: I; Robert Kennedy and the Missile Crisis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the policy of diplomacy ascribed to by Robert and John Kennedy?
(a) Zero negotiations.
(b) Unilateral support of dictators.
(c) Installation of puppet regimes.
(d) Action diplomacy.

2. Whose prosecution by Attorney General Robert Kennedy caused the ire of Lyndon B. Johnson?
(a) J. Vincent Keoh.
(b) George Wallace.
(c) Bobby Baker.
(d) Eunice Kennedy.

3. What did Robert Kennedy find about the comparative treatment of individuals in the court system?
(a) Those with money for bail and personal counsel usually were released.
(b) The ones who were illiterate suffered the most.
(c) The ones who came from wealthy families were never prosecuted.
(d) Those who were poor always rotted in jails.

4. Who was murdered during the admittance of black students into college in Alabama?
(a) Medger Evans.
(b) Rosa Parks.
(c) George Wallace.
(d) Robert Brown.

5. After the landmark anti-trust case, what distinction occurred between the two political parties?
(a) The Republican party represented business while the Democratic party represented labor.
(b) The Republican party stood for white collar work while the Democratic party stood for blue collar work.
(c) The Republican party opposed civil rights legislation while the Democratic party supported it.
(d) The Republican party aligned with the military while the Democratic party advocated education.