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

2. What did the Asian countries yearn to be free of?
(a) Violent anarchists.
(b) European imperialism.
(c) Southern insurgents.
(d) Communist influence.

3. Who were two personal friends of the Kennedy family that were also prosecuted?
(a) Herbert Hoover and Edward Brown.
(b) Joe McCarthy and Robert McNamara.
(c) Oleg Cassini's brother and James Landis.
(d) Bobby Barker and George Wallace.

4. Where did the Kennedy own homes?
(a) Hilton Head, Charlottesville, and St. Thomas.
(b) New York, Boston, and San Francisco.
(c) Hyannis Port, Palm Beach, and Bronxville.
(d) Bermuda, Charleston, and Boston.

5. Who witnessed poverty firsthand and saw postwar devastation in Europe?
(a) Robert F. Kennedy.
(b) Robert McAllister.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Thomas Gould.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Bay of Pigs Incident, how did American politicians differ on what to do next?

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

3. Who did Robert Kennedy want the Americans to negotiate with in Vietnam?

4. When Robert Kennedy returned to the Justice Department after the death of his brother, who did he find in charge?

5. What change occurred in the Investigations Committee as a direct result of John F. Kennedy's Senate move?

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