The Death of JFK

Which of these factors made JFK such a popular president?

• He was handsome.

• He was well-educated.

• He was married to Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.

• He was a war hero.

• He had written two famous books.

To what city did President and Mrs. Kennedy go on November 22, 1963?

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Who else was with the Kennedys in their open car?

• The governor of Texas, Bill Clinton

• The governor of Texas, John Connally

• John's wife, Nellie

• Secret Service Agents

• Lyndon B. Johnson

What happened in front of the Texas School Book Depository?

• JFK was shot twice and killed

• JFK was shot, but he survived

• JFK got a ticket for overdue library books

• Mrs. Kennedy autographed books for fans

After JFK was assassinated, who was sworn in as president?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Jimmy Carter

• Richard M. Nixon

JFK's presidency was compared to this mythical kingdom.

• El Dorado

• Eden

• Narnia

• Camelot

• Middle Earth

What problems seemed to become more visible after Kennedy's death?

• The Cold War was more frightening.

• Immigrants lived in disease and poverty.

• African-Americans could not vote or live peacefully.

• None of these

• All of these

Who was arrested for JFK's assassination?

• James Earl Ray

• Jack Ruby

• Lee Harvey Oswald

• Oscar the Grouch

• Sirhan Sirhan

Where had Lee Harvey Oswald lived, for a while?

• Cuba, where he was an aid to Fidel Castro

• Russia, where he learned about Communism

• Germany, where he learned about Communism

• Korea, where he fought against Communism

What happened to Oswald when he was taken to the county jail?

• He was murdered by Jack Ruby.

• He escaped before he could be incarcerated.

• He hanged himself in the jail cell.