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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Johnson take control of with each department during his first elected term as President?
(a) Restaurant choices.
(b) Cultural events.
(c) Budget and staffing.
(d) Dress code.

2. What was one truism that Johnson followed most all of his life?
(a) What goes around comes around.
(b) The apple never falls far from the tree.
(c) If at first you don't succeed, try and try again.
(d) A word to the wise is sufficient.

3. What was Johnson's first job when he was a freshman in college?
(a) Security guard.
(b) Dishwasher.
(c) Dorm counselor.
(d) Clean-up crew.

4. What does the author write in "The Vice-Presidency" about Johnson's energy when he went on foreign trips as a Vice President?
(a) His energy gathered force.
(b) His energy was depleted.
(c) He became quiet and relaxed.
(d) He felt too tired.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Eugene McCarthy?

2. What two Great Society programs does the author say "succeeded admirably in achieving their objectives"?

3. What was the Economic Opportunity Act?

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

5. How many years was Johnson a public servant, according to the author in the Epilogue?

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