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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 one of the first actions taken by the new Attorney General for the Kennedy administration?
(a) To build bigger prisons.
(b) To make the Justice Department less formal and holding meetings with virtually all employees.
(c) To outlaw the Confederate flag.
(d) To put Cuban revolutionists into prison.

2. When John Kennedy stood for reelection, what was the country enamored by?
(a) Southern Democrats.
(b) Martin Luther King.
(c) The New Frontier and the culture of Camelot.
(d) Southern Baptists.

3. Whose Vice-Presidential bid failed in 1956?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Herbert Hoover.
(c) Patrick Kennedy.
(d) Joe McCarthy.

4. After the Bay of Pigs Incident, how did American politicians differ on what to do next?
(a) Conservatives wanted to overthrow the Kennedy administration while liberals wanted to send a diplomatic mission to Cuba.
(b) Joe McCarthy won support among conservatives to run against Robert Kennedy as Attorney General.
(c) Conservatives pressed for an all out invasion while Robert Kennedy was concerned with securing the release of American prisoners.
(d) Liberals encouraged the use of arms while conservatives proposed an air strike.

5. What did many Democrats want Robert Kennedy to do in 1964?
(a) Resign his cabinet post.
(b) Declare bankruptcy.
(c) Give up his Senate seat.
(d) Run for vice-president.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who embarked upon a witch hunt to expel Communists from America?

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

3. What did Robert Kennedy think were the two reasons for juvenile delinquency?

4. During the 1960s, what emerged as the primary U.S. goal with foreign relations?

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

(see the answer key)

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