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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 incident occurred in 1968 in Vietnam that antagonized public opinion toward Johnson?
(a) Tet Offensive.
(b) Division of Vietnam into North and South Vietnam.
(c) Murder of Joe McCarthy.
(d) Arrival of Soviet troops in Miami.

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

3. What did Robert Kennedy discover about the FBI and the CIA after the assassination of the President?
(a) That they were Communist.
(b) That they had withheld information from the Warren Commission.
(c) That they were friends with Fidel Castro.
(d) That they were one organization.

4. As Attorney General, what did Robert Kennedy become well known for?
(a) Ineptitude.
(b) Cowardice.
(c) High expectations and ideals.
(d) Ruthlessness.

5. What gained popularity in Vietnam in the 1960s?
(a) Guerilla warfare.
(b) Death camps.
(c) Food camps.
(d) Communism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did John F. Kennedy run against in the 1960 presidential primary?

2. What organizations had numerous opponents to John Kennedy's foreign policy?

3. After riots in 1967, where did President Johnson's focus shift?

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

5. What did Southern conservatives call the administration in 1964?

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