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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. What was Robert Kennedy's margin when he won a Senate seat in New York?
(a) 700 votes.
(b) 8,000 votes.
(c) 700,000 votes.
(d) 800 votes.

2. Who traveled to Asia and witnessed the new nationalism arising in those countries?
(a) John and Robert Kennedy.
(b) Patrick and John Kennedy.
(c) Herbert and Rose Hoover.
(d) Kathleen and Margaret Eunice.

3. Who had terrifying power as the head of the FBI?
(a) Walter Mondale.
(b) George Wallace.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) J. Edgar Hoover.

4. Who did Robert Kennedy appoint to investigate anti-trust violations?
(a) Joseph Smith.
(b) David Hackett.
(c) Bob Barkett.
(d) William Orrick.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Robert Kennedy find about the comparative treatment of individuals in the court system?

2. Who assisted in secret negotiations with Castro?

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

4. What did Robert Kennedy discover during his travel to Latin America to garner support for the Alliance for Progress?

5. What two issues did Robert Kennedy choose to address from 1963 onwards?

(see the answer key)

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