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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 34-35: Time of Troubles; Tribune of the Underclass.

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) Steve Moody.
(b) Robert Brown.
(c) George Wallace.
(d) Lyndon B. Johnson.

2. Where did Hoover get most of his information about organized crime?
(a) Secret observers.
(b) Videotapes.
(c) Infiltration.
(d) Bugging.

3. What did Attorney General Robert Kennedy discover during the process of judicial appointments?
(a) Irreconcilable differences in parties.
(b) The need to compromise and make deals.
(c) Civil rights legislation had to be paramount.
(d) Impossible to please the Southern Democrats.

4. Which issue did Robert Kennedy think posed the greatest threat facing the nation?
(a) Organized crime.
(b) Civil rights.
(c) Narcotics.
(d) Communism.

5. What was a difficult decision that the Attorney General Robert Kennedy faced during judicial prosecutions?
(a) Fighting insurgents.
(b) Facing corruption in their own family.
(c) Indicting Democrats who had been loyal supporters of the Kennedy family.
(d) Compromising with Catholics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What became the new policy of the Johnson administration toward Latin America in the 1960s?

2. What did Robert Kennedy find was a frequent result of poverty?

3. How did the American government sully its reputation abroad during the 1960s?

4. What was a major area of contention between Hoover and Robert Kennedy?

5. Who wanted a blockade and negotiation with Cuba when they heard about the missiles?

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