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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 role was Robert F. Kenned a great choice for but hesitant to take on for fear of nepotism?
(a) Supreme Court Judge.
(b) Attorney General.
(c) Vice-President.
(d) President.

2. What was a major area of contention between Hoover and Robert Kennedy?
(a) Anarchy.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Communists.
(d) Civil rights.

3. Who was the first Black justice official appointed by the Attorney General?
(a) Robert McAllister.
(b) Burke Marshall.
(c) Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
(d) George Wallace.

4. Where did Robert Kennedy stay in California during the 1968 primary?
(a) Palace Hotel.
(b) Oberin Hotel.
(c) Ambassador Hotel.
(d) Mandarin Hotel.

5. Whose supporters lashed out at Robert Kennedy as an opportunist during the Democratic nomination?
(a) Hubert Humphrey's.
(b) Eugene McCarthy's.
(c) Joe McCarthy's
(d) Lyndon B. Johnson's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was happening in America in 1968?

2. Who was exempted from the mandatory 70-year old retirement in 1964?

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

4. What important issues did the 1968 presidential candidates debate about apart from war?

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

(see the answer key)

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