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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Under Seige in the White House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two other countries did Johnson fear might get involved in the war?
(a) Russia and China.
(b) France and England.
(c) Japan and China.
(d) Russia and Germany.

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

3. What full-time job did Johnson take with a criminal lawyer in the mid-1920s?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Office manager.
(c) Clerk.
(d) Head researcher.

4. Who did Johnson think would want to end the war quickly through total annihilation?
(a) Defense Secretary.
(b) Generals.
(c) CIA.
(d) Conservatives in Congress.

5. What did President Nixon do to Johnson's Great Society programs?
(a) Refined them.
(b) Gave them more funding.
(c) Supported them all.
(d) Ended many of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the performance that took place in the White House in Spring, 1962 that was the first of its kind?

2. In 1968, what was the number of casualties in the Vietnam war?

3. Who did Johnson say controlled the three major networks during his administration?

4. What gathering did local political candidates attend each year in Henley, Texas?

5. What did Johnson discourage between his staffers in his first elected term as President?

(see the answer key)

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