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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Vietnam.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Johnson ask of Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois in "The Transition Year"?
(a) His support on civil rights legislation.
(b) To come to the White House for dinner and conversation.
(c) To ask other senators about their interests.
(d) To help him with his speech to Congress.

2. What impassioned plea did Humphrey make at the 1948 Democratic Convention?
(a) Higher education.
(b) A strong civil rights plank.
(c) Voting rights for women.
(d) Better salary for congressmen.

3. By June, 1965, how many American troops were fighting on the ground in Vietnam?
(a) One hundred thousand.
(b) Six thousand.
(c) Eleven thousand.
(d) Fifty thousand

4. What country launched Sputnik?
(a) United Kingdom.
(b) France.
(c) United States.
(d) Soviet Union.

5. What kind of job did Johnson take between working for a lawyer and going to college in 1927?
(a) Auto mechanic.
(b) Dishwasher.
(c) Road gang.
(d) Farmhand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What issue was the march that King organized originally focused on?

2. How did Johnson define the term "Great Society"?

3. What was Johnson in the hospital for a few days before his election as a United States Senator?

4. What year was the Civil Rights Act approved by the Senate?

5. What job did Johnson take with Richard Kleberg?

(see the answer key)

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