The JFK Alternate-History Quiz: 8 questions by Jerry Lazar

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As we approach the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination on 11/22/63, you're awash in historic facts pertaining to that tragic event. But how much do you know about the alternate-history version, in Bryce Zabel's new novel, where JFK escapes unscathed and sets out to solve his own attempted-murder mystery -- and seek revenge?

In “Surrounded by Enemies,” JFK is targeted but not hit in the assassination attempt in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. Who is killed instead?

Nobody
Two innocent bystanders carrying umbrellas on the grassy knoll
Lee Harvey Oswald
Texas Governor John Connally and Secret Service agent Clinton Hill
A New York Times reporter

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In “Surrounded by Enemies,” who is suspected of trying to have JFK killed?

Fidel Castro
J. Edgar Hoover
Lee Harvey Oswald
VP Lyndon Johnson
All of the above

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In “Surrounded by Enemies,” JFK appears on the cover of the Feb. 24, 1964 issue of Top Story newsmagazine with his arms around which of the following:

Frank Sinatra
The Beatles
Lee Harvey Oswald
Cassius Clay
Marilyn Monroe

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On the cover of the Nov. 17, 1969 issue of Top Story newsmagazine, JFK appears with which two luminaries:

Jimmy Hoffa and Lt. William Calley
Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison
Richard Nixon and Neil Armstrong
Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda
John & Yoko

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What happens to Teddy Kennedy in “Surrounded by Enemies”?

He almost dies in a small plane crash.
He is deemed too drunk to have driven the car in which Mary Jo Kopechne drowned.
He turns over his Senate seat to one of his brothers.
He becomes JFK's chief of staff.
All of the above.

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In “Surrounded by Enemies,” what do these women have in common: Ellen Rometsch, Pamela Turnure, Mimi Beardsley, Priscilla Wear, Jill Cowen, Suzy Chang, Maria Novotny, Inga Marie Arvadi?

They worked as strategic staff assistants in U.S. embassies around the globe.
They were character witnesses for Lee Harvey Oswald.
They were among JFK's sexual conquests.
They were Lady Bird Johnson's confidantes and lunch companions.
They were Jacqueline Kennedy's favorite fashion designers.

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According to “Surrounded by Enemies,” which of the following reasons are cited for JFK’s impeachment:

Abuse of Power, because of his reckless sexual behavior
Obstruction of Justice, because of his undisclosed drug use
Contempt of Congress, for approving CIA assassinations of foreign leaders
All of the above.
None of the above.

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In “Surrounded by Enemies,” JFK’s son, John Kennedy, Jr., marries:

Princess Diana
Cher
Madonna
Carolyn Bessette
Jodie Foster

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