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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 were the American people most adversely affected by in 1968?
(a) Lack of organic food.
(b) Poor drinking water.
(c) Stormy weather.
(d) Inflation.

2. Where was Johnson on election day in 1964 when the results came in?
(a) Virginia.
(b) At his home in Texas.
(c) California.
(d) White House.

3. What did Johnson suffer from in July, 1955?
(a) Kidney stones.
(b) Appendicitis.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Pneumonia.

4. What is the name of the caucus that Johnson declined to be part of in the Senate?
(a) Democratic Caucus.
(b) Young Legislators Caucus.
(c) Southern Caucus.
(d) Harvard Caucus.

5. What legislation passed on August 20, 1964?
(a) Massive tax cut.
(b) Economic Opportunity Act.
(c) The Poverty Reduction Act.
(d) Education reform.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state did the New York Times writer William S. White come from?

2. What did most people consider Barry Goldwater to be, according to the author in "The Transition Year"?

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

4. What role did Robert Kennedy fill under the Johnson Administration?

5. What was Richard McNamara's title in the Johnson Administration in 1966?

(see the answer key)

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