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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 died in a plane crash when Robert Kennedy married?
(a) Rosemary Eunice.
(b) Rose Hoover.
(c) Ethel Skakel.
(d) Kathleen Kennedy.

2. What payments were made to the Cuban dictator to release prisoners?
(a) Gold and cash.
(b) Food, money, and drugs.
(c) Transfer of authority over waterways.
(d) Gold and silver.

3. What did Robert Kennedy discover about the Teamsters Union's president?
(a) The president started anarchist demonstrations.
(b) Hoffa was involved with organized crime.
(c) The president went to Vietnam to raise civil unrest.
(d) The president was responsible for the assassination of diplomats.

4. Who wanted to immediately take action to retaliate against the placement of missiles in Cuba?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Pentagon.
(c) CIA.
(d) Doves.

5. What three organizations did Robert Kennedy enlist support from?
(a) NRDC, EPA, and Security Commission.
(b) Bureau of Narcotics, IRS, and the Interstate Commerce Commission.
(c) UNICEF, World Bank, and IMF.
(d) FBI, CIA, and Pentagon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who scared away most witnesses from testifying against him?

3. Which two governors openly defied the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education?

4. What military initiative served to make a new political candidate popular?

5. Who traveled to Asia and witnessed the new nationalism arising in those countries?

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