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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 did seventeen Senators vote against Johnson for in 1961?
(a) Chairman of Equal Employment Opportunity.
(b) Senate Majority Leader.
(c) Chairman of NASA.
(d) Chairman of the Democratic Conference.

2. What was Richard Kleberg most interested in in Washington?
(a) Debate.
(b) Social life.
(c) Working for the common man.
(d) Legislative policies.

3. What was the Economic Opportunity Act?
(a) Program to train and employ the poorest people.
(b) Wall Street incentives.
(c) Tax incentives for the wealthy.
(d) Small banks reforms.

4. What secret group did Johnson form while in his freshman year at college?
(a) Leaders of the Future.
(b) Students for Democracy.
(c) White Stars.
(d) Black Stars.

5. What gathering did local political candidates attend each year in Henley, Texas?
(a) Beach party.
(b) All-day political picnic.
(c) Fundraiser.
(d) Caucus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Johnson suffer from in July, 1955?

2. Who was Johnson's political hero?

3. How did Johnson get the job with the criminal lawyer in the mid-1920s?

4. What did Dean Acheson say about the passage of the Civil Rights Act in "The Senate Leader"?

5. In "The Transition Year," about how many hours does the author say Johnson slept each night?

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