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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to John Kennedy in Texas in November 1963?
(a) He won an election.
(b) He began a war.
(c) He was assassinated.
(d) He got a degree.

2. What did the CIA attempt to do to Fidel Castro and failed?
(a) Win him over.
(b) Promote him.
(c) Assassinate him.
(d) Educate him.

3. Who resigned as Attorney General in 1964?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(c) James Erwin.
(d) Robert Kennedy.

4. What did Robert Kennedy become known for when he debated political arguments during the presidential campaign in 1964?
(a) His sly attitude.
(b) His ruthlessness.
(c) His charismatic personality.
(d) His passion and bluntness.

5. Why was Robert Kennedy hesitant to run for political office in 1968?
(a) He did not want to run against someone of his own party.
(b) He felt angry.
(c) He did not like politics.
(d) He did not want to lose.

6. How many American troops were in Vietnam in 1968?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 525,000.
(d) 100,000.

7. What did Robert Kennedy see on reservations in the 1960s?
(a) Prosperity.
(b) Large casinos.
(c) Industry.
(d) Hopelessness.

8. What gained popularity in Vietnam in the 1960s?
(a) Death camps.
(b) Guerilla warfare.
(c) Food camps.
(d) Communism.

9. Which segment of the American population began to support Robert Kennedy's view of the war in 1967?
(a) Ivy League graduates.
(b) Richest Americans.
(c) Poorest Americans.
(d) Middle class.

10. What was the name of the insurgent guerrilla force in southern Vietnam in the 1960s?
(a) Nguyen.
(b) Chi Minh.
(c) Diem.
(d) Viet Cong.

11. What happened to Vietnam when Indochina broke up into four countries?
(a) Vietnam was assimilated into Communist China.
(b) Vietnam was divided into Communist North and Non-Communist South.
(c) Vietnam was bombed.
(d) Vietman was rife with anarchy.

12. What did American political parties press for in Vietnam in the 1960s?
(a) Negotiations.
(b) Helicopters.
(c) Ground troops.
(d) Ceasefire.

13. To whom did Robert Kennedy turn to guide him through agricultural areas in the late 1960s and to understand how people lived?
(a) Cesar Chavez.
(b) William Davis.
(c) Cabot Stone.
(d) General Nguyen.

14. When Robert Kennedy announced his Presidential candidacy in 1968, what happened within his own party?
(a) He ran against the incumbent who was from the same party.
(b) He won everyone over to his side.
(c) It broke up.
(d) It merged with the Socialist party.

15. What policy did the U.S. government take in 1962-3 towards preventing the spread of Communism abroad?
(a) Sending off troops to Asia.
(b) Sending off troops to Africa.
(c) Building a gigantic wall in Cuba.
(d) Sending aid to growing nations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who failed to ask enough questions as a political leader during the insurgency in Vietnam?

2. What did Robert Kennedy discover about the FBI and the CIA after the assassination of the President?

3. What did Kennedy's studies of slum squalor in America during the 1960s reveal?

4. When Robert Kennedy returned to the Justice Department after the death of his brother, who did he find in charge?

5. How did Robert Kennedy secure the release American prisoners in the early 1960s?

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