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 apathetic division of the Justice department did Robert Kennedy try to change?
(a) The criminal justice division.
(b) The special services division.
(c) The anti-trust division.
(d) The social services division.

2. In what year did Robert Kennedy become the preferred Democratic candidate for the office of president?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1966.

3. After the Bay of Pigs Incident, how did American politicians differ on what to do next?
(a) Conservatives pressed for an all out invasion while Robert Kennedy was concerned with securing the release of American prisoners.
(b) Conservatives wanted to overthrow the Kennedy administration while liberals wanted to send a diplomatic mission to Cuba.
(c) Liberals encouraged the use of arms while conservatives proposed an air strike.
(d) Joe McCarthy won support among conservatives to run against Robert Kennedy as Attorney General.

4. What did Robert Kennedy call the shame of poverty?
(a) That the wealthiest nation could tolerate such conditions for its poor.
(b) That poverty created abuse.
(c) That poor people had no clothes to wear.
(d) That poverty created illiteracy.

5. What did Robert Kennedy think were the two reasons for juvenile delinquency?
(a) Safety and cleanliness.
(b) Nutrition and sleep.
(c) Lack of opportunity and access to a middle class life.
(d) Education and community involvement.