Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream Quiz

Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

When did Johnson resume his position in the Senate after his illness in 1955? (from Chapter 4, Rise to Power in the Senate)

January 30, 1955.

February 12, 1958.

January 2, 1956.

February 5, 1956.

2.

As administrator of the Great Society, how big was the bureaucracy that Johnson presided over? (from Chapter 10, Things Go Wrong)

Two thousand employees.

Six million employees.

One million employees.

Nine thousand employees.

3.

Where did Johnson's Secret Service men spend their time while at Johnson's ranch? (from Epilogue)

Shack behind the ranch.

In a trailer down the road from the ranch.

In a great room at the ranch.

In a big house next to the ranch.

4.

In June 1965, what was Johnson insisting upon about America's involvement in Vietnam? (from Chapter 9, Vietnam)

The U.S. had never done bomb strikes in Vietnam.

He was not a supporter of the war.

The U.S. was not at war.

The U.S. was fully in the war and needed public support.

5.

What grade did Johnson give himself as a Vice President? (from Chapter 4, Rise to Power in the Senate)

A.

C.

A-.

B.

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