Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Doris Kearns Goodwin
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

Doris Kearns Goodwin
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who was one author invited to the White House in the early 1960s?
(a) Virginia Woolf.
(b) Tennessee Williams.
(c) Maxine Hong Kingston.
(d) John Grisham.

2. Why did Johnson decide to become a politician?
(a) To make money.
(b) For fame.
(c) To gain his parents' admiration.
(d) He didn't know what else to do.

3. What student organization was Johnson elected to be a member of in college?
(a) Drama Club.
(b) College newspaper.
(c) Elite Athletes Club.
(d) Glee Club.

4. What kind of house did Johnson grow up in?
(a) Houseboat.
(b) Mansion.
(c) Condo.
(d) Small farmhouse.

5. What time did the train leave that Johnson was on at the end of "Education and the Dream of Success"?
(a) Eight a.m.
(b) Six p.m.
(c) Twelve p.m.
(d) Four p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the caucus that Johnson declined to be part of in the Senate?

2. What did Johnson say the Civil Rights Act should be called?

3. Who was Johnson visiting on the July Fourth weekend when he got sick in 1955?

4. What did the elder statesman Averell Harriman observe about Johnson in the beginning of "Vietnam"?

5. Where was Lyndon Johnson born?

(see the answer key)

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