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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 did Robert Kennedy find was a frequent result of poverty?
(a) Theft.
(b) Depression.
(c) Armed robbery.
(d) Juvenile deliquency.

2. What was one of Robert Kennedy's early disappointments with the Johnson administration?
(a) Inability to stop civil unrest.
(b) Failure to remove extremists.
(c) Change in purpose of the Alliance for Progress.
(d) Failure to remove poverty.

3. What immigrants were not popular in the 1800s in America?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Irish.
(d) French.

4. Which segment of the American population began to support Robert Kennedy's view of the war in 1967?
(a) Richest Americans.
(b) Ivy League graduates.
(c) Poorest Americans.
(d) Middle class.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was assassinated in 1968, affecting all political candidates?

2. Who was a staunch Democrat in an era of Republican dominance?

3. What did the CIA attempt to do to Fidel Castro and failed?

4. What were the two major issues surrounding the John F. Kennedy bid for the presidency?

5. What did people in America who opposed military action in Vietnam say about the developing conflict in the 1960s?

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