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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 39-41: The Journey Begins; The Long Day Wanes; To Sail Beyond...the Western Stars, Until I Die.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What services did the model community program offer in New York?
(a) Crisis intervention and conflict resolution.
(b) Access to food, clean beds, and clean clothes.
(c) Education and foster homes.
(d) Early childhood intervention, vocational training, employment, day care, and legal services.

3. When Robert Kennedy began a career in the Justice Department, what was his family life like?
(a) He had five children.
(b) He did not have a family.
(c) His wife was pregnant with their first child.
(d) His family had all died in the war.

4. What region of the world resented American interference to assist French armed forces?
(a) Australia.
(b) Philippines.
(c) Indochina.
(d) Fiji.

5. What did Robert Kennedy find out when he traveled to Latin America?
(a) The people resented American support of despotic governments simply for being anti-Communist.
(b) The Latin American people were violently oppressed by dictators.
(c) The people were wildly enthusiastic about his arrival.
(d) Latin America was under heavy bombardment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Robert Kennedy appoint to investigate anti-trust violations?

3. What did the CIA attempt to do to Fidel Castro and failed?

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

5. Who was the hated dictator in former Indochina in the 1960s?

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