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The Day the President Was Shot Quiz
Opracowany przez: DiCenzo
  • 1. What is the central idea of the article?
A) After Kennedy was pronounced dead, many businesses and schools closed.
B) Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald.
C) Lee Harvey Oswald was 24 years old when he shot President john F. Kennedy.
D) Many people saw Kennedy as a symbol of hope.
  • 2. The section, "The Era" adds to the article by:
A) Describing the mood of America at the time of Kennedy's assassination
B) Demonstrating that Kennedy was responsible for America's prosperity.
C) Explaining why communism was so widespread.
D) Outlining Kennedy's goals for the future.
  • 3. In which sentence is the word key used the same way as it is in the following quote?
A) The tab key on my laptop is not working.
B) The answer key for the test was on the desk.
C) Ms. Cho used a small silver key to open the box.
D) Getting enough sleep is key to good health.
  • 4. How does the author organize the information in the section "The President".?
A) Information is compared and contrasted.
B) Events are presented in chronological order.
C) Problems are explained, followed by solutions.
D) A person's qualities are described in detail.
  • 5. Which sentence from the article best explains Oswald's likely motive for shooting Kennedy?
A) Oswald had moved 21 times by age 17.
B) "He must have thought that this was his chance to do what he had always longed to do l change history."
C) Now he needed to escape.
D) Historians would later say that he probably hadn't made plans to kill the President until a few days before, when the motorcade route was published in the newspaper.
  • 6. From reading the article, you can infer that:
A) The Cold War continues to this day.
B) Lyndon B. Johnson was eager to be President.
C) Jackie Kennedy never remarried.
D) Oswald disliked Kennedy's stance on communism.
  • 7. Which word best describes the tone of the poem?
A) Outraged
B) Innocent
C) mournful
D) Mocking
  • 8. With which statement would the author of both the article and the poem most likely agree?
A) After Kennedy's death, many people hoped his goals would still be accomplished.
B) Kennedy was the most popular US President in history.
C) Lyndon B. Johnson did a good job as President.
D) The Voting Rights Act of 1965 might not have passed if Kennedy had not been killed.
  • 9. Who wrote the article, "The President Has Been Shot"
A) Justin O'Neill
B) Mrs. DiCenzo
C) Mr. Wray
D) Pia
  • 10. President Kennedy was shot on...
A) December 25, 1969
B) November 22, 1963
C) January 2014
D) His Birthday
  • 11. The author of the article claims that many Americans saw Kennedy as a symbol of hope. How does he support this claim? Use text evidence in your response.
  • 12. According to the article and the poem, how did the public, in general, react to Kennedy's assassination? Support your answer with details from both the article and the poem.
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