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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. Who signed a limited test ban treaty in 1963?
(a) Cuba and Vietnam.
(b) Cuba and the Soviet Union.
(c) United States and Vietnam.
(d) United States and the Soviet Union.

2. What did Robert Kennedy seem destined to win in June 1968?
(a) Lottery ticket.
(b) California Democratic primary.
(c) Presidential race.
(d) Senate seat.

3. Who was the hated dictator in former Indochina in the 1960s?
(a) Laos.
(b) Ho Chi Minh.
(c) Saigon.
(d) Diem.

4. To whom did Robert Kennedy appeal to join his 1968 presidential campaign?
(a) Kathleen McAllister.
(b) Eugene McCarthy.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) Joe McCarthy.

5. Who was a staunch Democrat in an era of Republican dominance?
(a) Joe McCarthy.
(b) Jimmy Hoffa.
(c) Walter Reuther.
(d) Jason Fried.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Robert Kennedy find out when he traveled to Latin America?

2. Why did John Kennedy travel to Texas in November 1963?

3. How did Robert Kennedy gain popularity after the 1968 assassination?

4. Who placed nuclear missiles on Cuban soil in the 1960s?

5. What difficult task lay ahead of the political candidates after the assassination in 1968 of an important figure of American politics?

(see the answer key)

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