Quiz 4.

Use with History, pages 20-21. Multiple Choice.

1. John F. Kennedy first issued a call to young Americans to volunteer their service in foreign countries during (a) an address to Congress (b) a radio speech to the nation (c) a speech to college students (d) his famous TV debate with Republican presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon.

2. In his January State of the Union Address, President Bush called for a doubling of Peace Corps volunteers and combining the corps with other volunteer groups under a new organization called (a) the USA Freedom Corps (b) the Freedom Forum (c) America's Helping Hand (d) AmeriCorps.

3. Among the first goals of the Peace Corps was to (a) reduce the availability of weapons in poor nations (b) bring food aid to poor countries (c) spread Christian values (d) promote literacy.

4. In the late 1960s, interest in the Peace Corps began to decline, as millions of young Americans grew increasingly angry over (a) government cuts in school budgets (b) U.S. participation in the war in...