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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 disastrous incident failed miserably in Cuba and resulted in the death of numerous invading troops?
(a) Bay of Pigs.
(b) Hasta Luego.
(c) Port de Santiago.
(d) Capturing the citadel.

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

3. When Robert Kennedy began a career in the Justice Department, what was his family life like?
(a) He had five children.
(b) His wife was pregnant with their first child.
(c) His family had all died in the war.
(d) He did not have a family.

4. What was Robert Kennedy's margin when he won a Senate seat in New York?
(a) 700 votes.
(b) 8,000 votes.
(c) 700,000 votes.
(d) 800 votes.

5. What relationship continued to deteriorate in 1964?
(a) Between Robert Kennedy and Herbert Hoover.
(b) Between Lyndon B. Johnson and Jimmy Hoffa.
(c) Between Lyndon B. Johnson and Robert Kennedy.
(d) Between Hoover and Hoffa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Robert Kennedy think were the two reasons for juvenile delinquency?

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

3. To whom did Robert Kennedy appeal to join his 1968 presidential campaign?

4. What two national issues gave the FBI director prominence?

5. Who were two personal friends of the Kennedy family that were also prosecuted?

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