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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 was appointed ambassador to England?
(a) Edward Kennedy.
(b) Rose McAllister.
(c) Joe Kennedy.
(d) Patrick Fitzgerald.

2. Who told the American public that the Americans were winning in Vietnam in 1968?
(a) President Johnson and General Westmoreland.
(b) Margaret Thatcher and American corporations.
(c) Joe McCarthy and the Communist party of Cuba.
(d) Robert Kennedy and the CIA.

3. Where did Robert Kennedy get a position because of his father's influence?
(a) Attorney General's office.
(b) Senate.
(c) House of Representatives.
(d) Senate Investigations Committee.

4. Which two governors openly defied the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education?
(a) Taylor Manning of Tennessee and Roy Chace of South Carolina.
(b) Ross Barnett of Alabama and George Wallace of Mississippi.
(c) Ross Barnett of Mississippi and George Wallace of Alabama.
(d) Strom Thurmond of Georgia and Clint Black of Florida.

5. Where did Hoover get most of his information about organized crime?
(a) Bugging.
(b) Infiltration.
(c) Videotapes.
(d) Secret observers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did some Americans believe that staying in Vietnam was important?

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

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

4. What did Robert Kennedy try to do to help the poor in America?

5. Which son died in an explosion over France during the 1950s?

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