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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Things Go Wrong.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Economic Opportunity Act?
(a) Program to train and employ the poorest people.
(b) Wall Street incentives.
(c) Small banks reforms.
(d) Tax incentives for the wealthy.

2. What position did Johnson get elected to on January 3, 1953?
(a) President.
(b) Vice-president.
(c) Democratic Party Whip.
(d) Minority Leader.

3. How many people were killed in the Watts riots in Los Angeles?
(a) Two hundred twenty-five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six hundred.
(d) One hundred.

4. When did Johnson resume his position in the Senate after his illness in 1955?
(a) January 2, 1956.
(b) January 30, 1955.
(c) February 12, 1958.
(d) February 5, 1956.

5. What kind of popular majority did Johnson win in 1964?
(a) Smallest ever.
(b) Greatest ever.
(c) Less than Kennedy.
(d) Equal to Roosevelt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Johnson on election day in 1964 when the results came in?

2. What city was Hubert Humphrey mayor of?

3. How many social programs were created under Johnson's leadership between 1965 and 1968?

4. Where was President Kennedy assassinated?

5. In "Things Go Wrong," what does the author say Johnson hesitated over for two years before making a recommendation to Congress?

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