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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Great society.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were liberal Democrats happy to receive when the Civil Rights Act was passed?
(a) Presidential medal of honor.
(b) More seats in the Senate.
(c) Establishment of a Justice Department Civil Rights Division.
(d) More seats in the Senate.

2. What was Johnson referring to when he said "Power is where power goes" in "The Vice-Presidency"?
(a) Accepting the vice-presidency.
(b) Big Ten colleges.
(c) Civil Rights Act.
(d) State Rights.

3. Who was Carol Davis?
(a) Johnson's mother's friend.
(b) House mother to Johnson's fraternity.
(c) Secretary for the college dean.
(d) Johnson's first real girlfriend.

4. Who said "The American people are tired of wrecking crews. They want builders--people who construct" when referring to the 1960s presidential campaign in "The Senate Leader"?
(a) John Kennedy.
(b) Lyndon Johnson.
(c) Robert Kennedy.
(d) Adlai Stevenson.

5. On whose behalf did Johnson speak at a political gathering in Henley, Texas?
(a) Pat Neff.
(b) Al Smith.
(c) Willy Hopkins.
(d) Sam Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the hotel where Johnson lived when he first went to Washington?

2. What city did Johnson travel to in order to talk with Richard Kleberg?

3. What job did Johnson take with Richard Kleberg?

4. How did Johnson prefer campaigning in the 1960s Democratic presidential primary?

5. What appointment did Johnson receive having to do with the National Youth Administration?

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